Pothole Falls
Pothole Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 46 m. Silver Star Mountain stands 1,337 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Camas Potholes, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Mount Hood passes 4.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 6 m
How to reach it
- 4.0 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 4.3 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
- 22.0 mi off the West Cascades, National
- 24.8 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
Overlooks nearby
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 8 mi
- Crown point · 9 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 10 mi
- Cape Horn Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Prune Hill: 1.7 mi
- Woodburn Hill: 2.3 mi
- Brunner Hill: 3.0 mi
- Green Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Chamberlain Hill: 5.3 mi
- Bald Eagle: 1.9 mi
- Quaytskin: 2.1 mi
- Devoted Passion: 4.4 mi
- Rockwood Sunrise: 6.3 mi
- Fine Tuned Tulle: 6.9 mi
- Columbia Shoreline: 2.7 mi
- Green Mountain Open Space: 3.7 mi
- Lacamas Prairie Natural Area Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Pettijohn Park: 4.1 mi
- Fairview Woods Wetlands Park: 4.3 mi
- Woodburn Falls: 0.4 mi
- Lower Falls: 0.4 mi
- Belle Center Falls: 9.2 mi
- Teakettle Falls: 9.7 mi
- Latourell Falls: 9.9 mi
- Natural Discovery Garden: 3.9 mi
- Florence Wagner Community Garden: 5.3 mi
- Yamhill Neighborhood Park Community Garden: 6.4 mi
- Gresham City Hall Community Garden: 6.6 mi
- Luuwit View Community Garden: 6.9 mi
- Lacamas Regional Park: 0.1 mi
- Lacamas Creek Park: 0.3 mi
- Fallen Leaf Lake Park: 0.5 mi
- Crown Park: 0.6 mi
- Cooper's View Park: 0.7 mi
- Camas Potholes: 0.0 mi
- Union Pacific Railcar: 4.1 mi
- McMenamins Edgefield: 4.4 mi
- Water Wheel: 7.0 mi
- Pickathon Music Festival / Pendarvis Farm: 11.8 mi
- Peace Pole: 2.0 mi
- Nichaqwli Monument: 4.0 mi
- Heroes Memorial & Tribute: 7.1 mi
- Shotwell Memorial: 9.0 mi
- Eutectic Gallery: 9.4 mi
- Depot Rail Museum: 4.1 mi
- Harlow House Museum: 4.3 mi
- Barn Exhibit Hall: 4.3 mi
- Water Resources Education Center: 10.6 mi
- Zymoglyphic Museum: 11.1 mi
- Picnic Area B: 10.8 mi
- Picnic Area A: 11.0 mi
- Picnic Area D: 12.0 mi
- Picnic Area E: 12.0 mi
- Picnic Area C: 12.1 mi
- Sandy Swimming Hole: 1.8 mi
- Cottonwood Beach: 3.8 mi
- Swim beach: 3.9 mi
- Sandy River Beach: 4.0 mi
- Lieser Point: 8.8 mi
- Tegart Bluff: 4.2 mi
- Broughton Bluff: 4.2 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 8.5 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 8.5 mi
- Ozone Wall: 9.5 mi
- School District Spring: 3.5 mi
- Wahkeena Spring: 13.6 mi
- Summit Spring: 17.0 mi
- spring w/concrete cover: 22.6 mi
- Tanner Spring: 24.1 mi
- Latourell: 9.8 mi
- Bridal Veil: 11.3 mi
- Fulton: 15.8 mi
- Dodson: 17.7 mi
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 17.9 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 19.3 mi
- Ed's Trail Arch: 13.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Pothole Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Star Mountain | NE 37° | 1,337 m | 13.0 mi |
| Sturgeon Rock | NE 36° | 1,267 m | 12.7 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | NE 46° | 1,198 m | 14.2 mi |
| Sherrard Point | ESE 107° | 1,146 m | 15.9 mi |
| Pyramid Rock | NE 37° | 1,091 m | 11.8 mi |
| Larch Mountain | NNE 32° | 1,057 m | 9.6 mi |
| Lookout Point | ESE 121° | 802 m | 15.4 mi |
| Kloochman Butte | NNE 27° | 778 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:43 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 20:17 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:30 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:39 | 16:29 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 47 | 51 | 58 | 62 | 68 | 68 | 63 | 54 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 6.3 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 4.6 | 7.5 | 7.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Troutdale, 3 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–Apr — fullest in Jan, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 9.8 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 6.8 | 9.3 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Fairview Creek AT Glisan ST Near Gresham, OR, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4356732909
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