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Shepperd's Dell Falls

Shepperd's Dell Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 41 m. Silver Star Mountain stands 1,337 m to the north, 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

Coordinates45.54652, -122.19754

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • 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
Artworks
Parks
  • 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
Historic sites: 50
Attractions: 38
  • 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
Picnic sites: 17
Cliffs: 12
  • Ozone Wall: 1.6 mi
  • Cape Horn: 1.6 mi
  • Farside: 1.6 mi
  • Waespe Point: 6.1 mi
  • Broughton Bluff: 8.7 mi
Springs: 12
  • Wahkeena Spring: 3.9 mi
  • School District Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Tanner Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Big Cedar Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Summit Spring: 17.3 mi
Beaches: 10
  • 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
Ghost towns: 4
Natural arches: 1
  • Ed's Trail Arch: 14.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Shepperd's Dell Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Silver Star MountainN1,337 m14.0 mi
Eagle ButteE1,270 m13.8 mi
Big Bend MountainESE1,224 m12.6 mi
Palmer PeakE1,222 m9.3 mi
Larch MountainESE1,202 m5.3 mi
Bluff MountainN1,198 m13.5 mi
Nesmith PointENE1,180 m9.6 mi
Mount TalapusE1,178 m11.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4219:21
June solstice05:2120:1621:02
September equinox06:5718:2919:08
December solstice07:4715:3916:29

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394144495559656560524439
Precip in11.18.88.97.55.24.10.91.23.27.812.412.2

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs3,5933,2693,0473,2552,7641,7827754864951,0792,9543,697

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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5462780513

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