Shepperd's Dell Falls
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Shepperd's Dell Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 41 m. Eagle Butte stands 1,270 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Bridal Veil Falls, a waterfall 1.0 miles away. Historic Columbia River runs past it.
What the record says
- Height
- 25 m
How to reach it
- On the Historic Columbia River, National
- 1.6 mi off the JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD
- 7.2 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 19.2 mi off the West Cascades, National
Overlooks nearby
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 2 mi
- Cigar Rock View · 2 mi
- Cape Horn Outlook · 2 mi
- Crown point · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bridal Veil Falls: 1.0 mi
- Latourell Falls: 1.2 mi
- Upper Bridal Veil Falls: 1.2 mi
- Upper Bridal Veil Falls: 1.3 mi
- Belle Center Falls: 1.6 mi
- Pioneer's Stone: 1.2 mi
- Cape Horn School: 3.6 mi
- Keith L. Lemmons: 3.9 mi
- To the Oregon Pioneers: 4.4 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 4.5 mi
- Pepper Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Crown Point: 2.3 mi
- Biddle Butte: 2.4 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 2.5 mi
- Angel's Rest: 2.5 mi
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint: 3.2 mi
- Prindle Park: 3.9 mi
- George Schmid Memorial Park: 6.2 mi
- Mable Kerr Park: 6.2 mi
- Hamllik Park: 6.3 mi
- Rose Garden Labyrinth: 3.3 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 10.1 mi
- Herb Garden: 10.2 mi
- Thom Park Community Garden: 11.4 mi
- Gresham City Hall Community Garden: 11.9 mi
- Oxbow Regional Park: 5.7 mi
- Sandy River Grove Reserve: 6.4 mi
- Chinquapin Bluffs West: 6.5 mi
- Indian John Island: 7.0 mi
- Arrow Creek Conservation Easement: 9.5 mi
- Quaytskin: 8.7 mi
- Devoted Passion: 8.9 mi
- Bald Eagle: 9.0 mi
- Fine Tuned Tulle: 11.6 mi
- Running Free: 13.1 mi
- Barn Exhibit Hall: 9.0 mi
- Harlow House Museum: 9.0 mi
- Depot Rail Museum: 9.1 mi
- Sandy Historical Society: 10.8 mi
- Bradford Island Visitors Center: 13.9 mi
- Jerry's Car Barn: 7.2 mi
- Union Pacific Railcar: 9.0 mi
- McMenamins Edgefield: 10.2 mi
- Camas Potholes: 10.5 mi
- North American Bigfoot Center: 10.5 mi
- Wahkeena Picnic Site: 3.9 mi
- Ainsworth Day Use Area: 7.4 mi
- Eagle Creek Day Use Area: 14.6 mi
- Sunset Falls Day Use Area: 19.0 mi
- Picnic Area B: 19.2 mi
- Ozone Wall: 1.6 mi
- Cape Horn: 1.6 mi
- Farside: 1.6 mi
- Waespe Point: 6.1 mi
- Broughton Bluff: 8.7 mi
- Wahkeena Spring: 3.9 mi
- School District Spring: 13.2 mi
- Tanner Spring: 14.1 mi
- Big Cedar Spring: 14.6 mi
- Big Cedar Spring: 14.6 mi
- Cottonwood Beach: 6.9 mi
- Sandy Swimming Hole: 8.7 mi
- Sandy River Beach: 8.9 mi
- Swim beach: 12.4 mi
- Lieser Point: 19.1 mi
- Latourell: 1.0 mi
- Bridal Veil: 1.4 mi
- Dodson: 8.8 mi
- Fulton: 23.6 mi
- Ed's Trail Arch: 14.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Shepperd's Dell Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Butte | E 93° | 1,270 m | 13.8 mi |
| Big Bend Mountain | ESE 110° | 1,224 m | 12.6 mi |
| Palmer Peak | E 80° | 1,222 m | 9.3 mi |
| Larch Mountain | ESE 102° | 1,202 m | 5.3 mi |
| Little Baldy | N 359° | 1,201 m | 13.9 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | N 1° | 1,198.3 m | 13.5 mi |
| Nesmith Point | ENE 73° | 1,180.2 m | 9.6 mi |
| Mount Talapus | E 84° | 1,178 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:42 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 20:16 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 15:39 | 16:29 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 41 | 44 | 49 | 55 | 59 | 65 | 65 | 60 | 52 | 44 | 39 |
| Precip in | 11.1 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 7.5 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 7.8 | 12.4 | 12.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Skamania Fish Hatchery, 5 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 | 3,593 | 3,269 | 3,047 | 3,255 | 2,764 | 1,782 | 775 | 486 | 495 | 1,079 | 2,954 | 3,697 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Sandy River Blw Bull Run River, NR Bull Run, OR, 7 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/5462780513
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