Waterfall · Oregon
Tamanawas Falls
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Tamanawas Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,071 m. Mount Hood stands 3,429 m to the west-southwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Pete's Pile climbing wall, a cliff 1.1 miles away. Mount Hood passes 0.9 miles off.
The story
waterfall in Mount Hood National Forest, Oregon
Wikidata Q132042506, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 33 m
How to reach it
Coordinates45.40101, -121.58938
- 0.9 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 21.6 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
- 21.3 mi off the JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD
- 22.5 mi off the JCT SR 14 VIC BINGEN TO SKAMANIA COUNTY LINE
Overlooks nearby
- Sahalie Falls Viewpoint · 6 mi
- Zigzag Canyon Rim · 8 mi
- Panorama Point Vista House · 20 mi
- Kodak Point · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Springs
- Powder Springs: 1.8 mi
- Powder Springs: 1.8 mi
- Clinger Spring: 1.9 mi
- Creek: 4.6 mi
- Dog River Springs: 4.7 mi
Waterfalls
- Stranahan Falls: 3.3 mi
- Cannonball Falls: 4.1 mi
- Wallalute Falls: 4.2 mi
- Newton Creek Falls: 4.3 mi
- Cooper Spur Falls: 4.4 mi
Parks
- Routson County Park: 3.4 mi
- Dimmick Park: 8.9 mi
- Punchbowl Falls Park: 14.2 mi
- Odell Neighborhood Park: 16.2 mi
- Hood River Fairgrounds: 16.3 mi
Historic sites
- Gnarl Ridge Shelter Remains: 4.0 mi
- Upper Sandy Guard Station Cabin: 9.5 mi
- Susannah Lee Barlow & Samuel Kimbrough Barlow: 10.4 mi
- Alvin Fry: 20.0 mi
- Carroll Crossing: 20.0 mi
Peaks
- Lamberson Butte: 4.0 mi
- Langille Crags: 4.2 mi
- Mill Creek Buttes: 4.5 mi
- Elk Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Perry Point: 4.7 mi
Artworks: 33
- Reflections of a Cultural Landscape: 21.0 mi
- Hood River Housing: 21.1 mi
- Sayre Taft Colt: 21.3 mi
- Horse: 21.5 mi
- Discipline: 21.5 mi
Cliffs: 24
- Pete's Pile climbing wall: 1.1 mi
- Klinger Spring climbing wall: 1.2 mi
- Heather Cliff: 4.9 mi
- Newton Pinnacle: 5.5 mi
- Steel Cliff: 5.8 mi
Museums: 13
- Hutson Museum: 8.2 mi
- Mt. Hood Cultural Center and Museum: 10.4 mi
- Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum: 19.2 mi
- Wamic Historical Museum: 19.6 mi
- The History Museum: 21.8 mi
Nature reserves: 9
- Toll Bridge County Park: 8.3 mi
- Mill Creek Ridge Preserve: 19.2 mi
- Wildwood Recreation Site: 19.8 mi
- Starvation Creek State Park: 20.4 mi
- Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail: 21.3 mi
Attractions: 9
- Underwater Viewing Chamber: 20.1 mi
- Underwater Viewing Chamber: 20.1 mi
- The Henderson Monument: 21.8 mi
- West Coast Airlines Flight 956: 22.0 mi
- Clackamas Lake Historic Guard Station: 22.3 mi
Gardens: 8
- Thomsen Orchard Community Garden: 19.6 mi
- Scott Johnson Community Garden: 20.5 mi
- Westside Community Garden: 20.9 mi
- Tom's Learning Garden: 22.5 mi
- Clara's Garden: 23.1 mi
Beaches: 6
- Koberg Beach: 21.7 mi
- Rock Creek Beach: 21.7 mi
- Slackwater Beach: 22.0 mi
- Marina Beach: 22.1 mi
- Windboarding Beachhead: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Goverment Camp Rest Area: 10.2 mi
- Kodak Point Highway Pullout: 20.7 mi
- Memaloose Park Rest Area Eastbound: 23.5 mi
- Memaloose Park Rest Area Westbound: 23.7 mi
- Chamberlain Lake Safety Rest Area: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Frog Lake Day Use Area: 13.8 mi
- Eagle Creek Day Use Area: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Tamanawas Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Hood | WSW 250° | 3,429 m | 5.5 mi |
| Illumination Rock | WSW 249° | 2,909 m | 6.3 mi |
| Pulpit Rock | WSW 257° | 2,663 m | 5.4 mi |
| Barrett Spur | W 265° | 2,393 m | 5.4 mi |
| Barrett Spur | W 264° | 2,392 m | 5.4 mi |
| Langille Crags | W 262° | 2,205 m | 4.2 mi |
| Lamberson Butte | SW 224° | 2,022 m | 4.0 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | SE 142° | 1,991 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:40 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 20:13 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:27 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:37 | 16:27 |
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 | 34 | 36 | 41 | 46 | 53 | 58 | 64 | 64 | 58 | 48 | 39 | 33 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 6.0 | 6.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Parkdale 1 NNE, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/3969702947
Day trips start here
- Mount Hood and Columbia Gorge · 8 mi
- Mount Hood · 10 mi
- Government Camp · 11 mi
- Hood River · 21 mi
- Cascade Locks · 23 mi
- Dufur · 23 mi
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