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Ramona Falls

Ramona Falls, seen from above at true elevation

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
1085 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.38000, -121.77626

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Peaks
  • 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
Springs: 55
  • Salvation Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Powder Springs: 10.9 mi
  • Powder Springs: 10.9 mi
  • Stone Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Cold Spring: 11.1 mi
Parks: 55
  • 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
Cliffs: 22
Historic sites: 19
  • 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
Attractions: 9
Nature reserves: 8
Museums: 6
Picnic sites: 4
  • 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
Ghost towns: 4
Gardens: 3
Rest areas: 1
Artworks: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Home Valley Beach: 22.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Ramona Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HoodE 97°3,429 m3.9 mi
Illumination RockESE 105°2,909 m3.3 mi
Pulpit RockE 86°2,663 m3.8 mi
Barrett SpurENE 75°2,393 m3.8 mi
Barrett SpurENE 77°2,392 m3.8 mi
Langille CragsE 80°2,205 m5.0 mi
Lamberson ButteESE 103°2,022 m6.4 mi
Gunsight ButteESE 112°1,799 m11.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4119:20
June solstice05:2020:1421:00
September equinox06:5518:2719:06
December solstice07:4515:3816:27

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323235384550585954453631
Precip in12.69.69.47.85.84.00.91.13.18.412.714.4

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs10077.871.080.472.038.39.74.78.630.387.7102

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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/496619635

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