Sahalie Falls
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Sahalie Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 870 m. Three Fingered Jack stands 2,390 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Koosah Falls, a waterfall 0.4 miles away. McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass runs past it.
The story
Sahalie Falls, sometimes referred to as Upper Falls, is a plunging waterfall of the McKenzie River in Linn County, Oregon, United States. The falls are located on the eastern edge of the Willamette National Forest and alongside Oregon Route 126, 34.3 miles (55.2 km) west of the city of Sisters. The word sahalie is Chinook Jargon for "up," "above," or "heaven". Sahalie Falls is 0.5 miles upstream from Koosah Falls and 1 mile downstream of the McKenzie River source at Clear Lake. The falls are 8 miles (13 km) directly west of and 5,000 ft (1,524 m) below the summit of Mount Washington. The waterfall consists of a 73-foot (22 m) plunge, with year-round waterflow rates of 560 cu ft/s (16 m3/s). There is a short access trail from the parking lot to the top of the falls, where visitors can get within twenty feet of the waterfall behind a railing. There is also access to a maintained viewpoint downstream of Plunge Pool.
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Wikidata Q123578473, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 22.3 m
How to reach it
- On the McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass, National
- On the West Cascades, National
- 4.4 mi off the Over the Rivers and Through the Woods
- 24.4 mi off the Cascade Lakes, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sahalie Falls Viewpoint · 1 mi
- Koosah Falls Viewpoint · 1 mi
- Three Sisters Viewpoint · 11 mi
- Mount Washington Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sand Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Browder Ridge: 4.9 mi
- Patjens Butte: 5.4 mi
- Nash Crater: 5.4 mi
- Bunchgrass Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Koosah Falls: 0.4 mi
- Tamolitch Falls: 2.9 mi
- House Rock Falls: 12.4 mi
- Upper Proxy Falls: 13.4 mi
- Proxy Falls: 13.4 mi
- Ray Benson Sno-Park: 7.7 mi
- Elliot R Corbett II Memorial State Park: 11.8 mi
- Jeannie B. Harris Wayside: 14.4 mi
- H J Andrews Monument: 16.3 mi
- Hamlin Park: 19.3 mi
- Great Springs: 1.9 mi
- Sister Springs: 15.3 mi
- Sister Springs: 15.4 mi
- Head of Jack Creek: 16.1 mi
- Paulina Spring: 16.3 mi
- Hackleman Old-Growth Grove: 5.8 mi
- Whychus Creek Wild and Scenic River (Scenic Area): 20.4 mi
- Indian Ford Meadow Preserve: 22.9 mi
- Cascadia State Park: 23.9 mi
- Camp Polk Meadow Preserve: 24.1 mi
- Obsidian Cliffs: 14.0 mi
- Obsidian Cliffs: 14.1 mi
- Lane Plateau: 15.5 mi
- Tidbits Wall: 17.2 mi
- Blowout Cliff: 24.8 mi
- Clear Lake Day Use Area: 1.7 mi
- Olallie Day Use Area: 6.7 mi
- Lost Lake Day Use Area: 7.4 mi
- McKenzie Bridge Day Use Area: 15.0 mi
- Yellowbottom Day Use Site: 24.9 mi
- Crockett Lodge: 1.8 mi
- Clear Lake Resort: 1.8 mi
- Cold springs resort: 18.9 mi
- Terwilliger (Cougar) Hot Springs: 21.9 mi
- Kiwanis club: 22.3 mi
- Secret Garden: 11.0 mi
- Sisters Community Garden: 22.8 mi
- Cougar: 21.9 mi
- Sisters Fine Woodworking: 22.5 mi
- Bigelow Hot Spring: 8.2 mi
- Sisters Museum: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Sahalie Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Fingered Jack | NE 40° | 2,390 m | 11.8 mi |
| Mount Washington | E 98° | 2,375.611 m | 7.9 mi |
| Belknap Crater | ESE 120° | 2,094.586 m | 8.9 mi |
| Porcupine Rock | NE 37° | 2,012.9 m | 12.3 mi |
| Little Belknap | ESE 118° | 1,922 m | 9.6 mi |
| Harlow Crater | ESE 122° | 1,894.6 m | 13.4 mi |
| Four in One Cone | SE 137° | 1,893 m | 13.4 mi |
| Saddle Mountain | NNE 25° | 1,883.7 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:42 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 20:12 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 15:44 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 40 | 45 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 66 | 60 | 49 | 39 | 33 |
| Precip in | 10.4 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 6.0 | 10.8 | 12.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belknap Springs 8 N, 5 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 526 | 518 | 502 | 599 | 667 | 544 | 374 | 290 | 244 | 239 | 352 | 517 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Mckenzie River AT Outlet OF Clear Lake, OR, under a mile away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/3526619721
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