Ramona Falls
Ramona Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 1,085 m. Mount Hood stands 3,429 m to the east, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Sandy Guard Station Cabin, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Mount Hood passes 4.7 miles off.
The story
Ramona Falls is a waterfall on the upper Sandy River on the west side of Mount Hood, Oregon, United States. It is located in forest along the Pacific Crest Trail at an elevation of 3,560 feet (1,090 m). The falls are about 120 feet (37 m) tall overall, consisting of a wall of cascades.
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Wikidata Q37605, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 36.5 m
- Elevation
- 1,085 m
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 20.0 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
- 22.2 mi off the West Cascades, National
Overlooks nearby
- Zigzag Canyon Rim · 3 mi
- Sahalie Falls Viewpoint · 8 mi
- Wauna Viewpoint · 19 mi
- Buck Point · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sandy River Falls: 1.0 mi
- Paradise Branch Falls: 1.4 mi
- Yocum Ridge Falls: 1.8 mi
- McGee Creek Falls: 2.3 mi
- Eden Park Falls: 3.0 mi
- Slide Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Bald Mountain: 1.6 mi
- East Zigzag Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Last Chance Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Illumination Rock: 3.3 mi
- Hoodland County Park: 8.8 mi
- Routson County Park: 10.6 mi
- Barlow Wayside Park: 12.9 mi
- Dimmick Park: 14.1 mi
- Punchbowl Falls Park: 17.0 mi
- Salvation Spring: 6.8 mi
- Powder Springs: 10.9 mi
- Stone Spring: 11.1 mi
- Cold Spring: 11.1 mi
- Clinger Spring: 11.1 mi
- Upper Sandy Guard Station Cabin: 0.3 mi
- Susannah Lee Barlow & Samuel Kimbrough Barlow: 5.4 mi
- Gnarl Ridge Shelter Remains: 6.3 mi
- Win S. Acton: 19.5 mi
- Fort Raines: 20.1 mi
- Mississippi Head: 3.0 mi
- Sandy Glacier Headwall: 3.1 mi
- Illumination Rock: 3.3 mi
- Hawkins Ridge: 3.5 mi
- Steel Cliff: 3.8 mi
- Wildwood Recreation Site: 10.6 mi
- Toll Bridge County Park: 13.9 mi
- Roaring River Wilderness: 19.2 mi
- Pierce Island: 20.1 mi
- Starvation Creek State Park: 21.7 mi
- Underwater Viewing Chamber: 10.9 mi
- West Coast Airlines Flight 956: 13.5 mi
- Clackamas Lake Historic Guard Station: 19.5 mi
- Bonneville Fish Hatchery: 19.6 mi
- Oxbow Fish Hatchery: 20.8 mi
- Mt. Hood Cultural Center and Museum: 5.4 mi
- Hutson Museum: 13.0 mi
- Bradford Island Visitors Center: 19.8 mi
- Cascade Locks Historical Museum: 20.7 mi
- Sandy Historical Society: 23.4 mi
- Frog Lake Day Use Area: 12.0 mi
- Eagle Creek Day Use Area: 19.4 mi
- Ainsworth Day Use Area: 20.1 mi
- Wahkeena Picnic Site: 21.7 mi
- Dodson: 20.0 mi
- Bridal Veil: 22.9 mi
- Latourell: 24.1 mi
- Friend: 24.9 mi
- Thomsen Orchard Community Garden: 24.6 mi
- Scott Johnson Community Garden: 24.8 mi
- Goverment Camp Rest Area: 5.6 mi
- Running Free: 19.6 mi
- Home Valley Beach: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Ramona Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Hood | E 97° | 3,429 m | 3.9 mi |
| Illumination Rock | ESE 105° | 2,909 m | 3.3 mi |
| Pulpit Rock | E 86° | 2,663 m | 3.8 mi |
| Barrett Spur | ENE 77° | 2,392 m | 3.8 mi |
| Langille Crags | E 80° | 2,205 m | 5.0 mi |
| Lamberson Butte | ESE 103° | 2,022 m | 6.4 mi |
| Gunsight Butte | ESE 112° | 1,799 m | 11.3 mi |
| Elk Mountain | ESE 111° | 1,712 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:41 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 20:14 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 15:38 | 16:27 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 32 | 35 | 38 | 45 | 50 | 58 | 59 | 54 | 45 | 36 | 31 |
| Precip in | 12.6 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 7.8 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 8.4 | 12.7 | 14.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Government Camp, 6 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–May — fullest in Dec, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 100 | 77.8 | 71.0 | 80.4 | 72.0 | 38.3 | 9.7 | 4.7 | 8.6 | 30.3 | 87.7 | 102 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Blazed Alder Creek Near Rhododendron, OR, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/496619635
Day trips start here
- Government Camp · 5 mi
- Mount Hood · 15 mi
- Mount Hood and Columbia Gorge · 17 mi
- Cascade Locks · 21 mi
- Stevenson · 23 mi
- Hood River · 25 mi
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