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Triple Falls

Triple Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Triple Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 165 m. Indian Mountain stands 1,491 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Oneonta Falls, a waterfall 0.3 miles away. Historic Columbia River passes 0.8 miles off.

What the record says

Height
19.5 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.57859, -122.07248

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Cougar Rock: 1.1 mi
  • Rock of Ages: 1.6 mi
  • Saint Peter's Dome: 1.8 mi
  • Yeon Mountain: 2.4 mi
  • Devils Rest: 2.9 mi
Parks
  • Hamilton Island Recreation Area: 5.7 mi
  • Tanner Creek Recreation Area: 6.6 mi
  • Robins Island Recreation Area: 7.0 mi
  • Fort Cascades Trail: 7.0 mi
  • Navigation Lock Visitor Center: 7.2 mi
Historic sites: 23
Springs: 23
  • Wahkeena Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Tanner Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Big Cedar Spring: 8.8 mi
  • Big Cedar Spring: 8.8 mi
  • Indian Springs: 12.0 mi
Artworks: 23
Cliffs: 19
  • Waespe Point: 0.7 mi
  • Cape Horn: 6.1 mi
  • Farside: 6.5 mi
  • Ozone Wall: 6.8 mi
  • Red Bluffs: 10.1 mi
Attractions: 16
Gardens: 16
  • Rose Garden Labyrinth: 9.8 mi
  • Community Garden: 12.2 mi
  • Vegetable Garden: 16.4 mi
  • Herb Garden: 16.5 mi
  • Thom Park Community Garden: 17.9 mi
Museums: 9
Beaches: 6
  • Cottonwood Beach: 12.9 mi
  • Sandy Swimming Hole: 14.3 mi
  • Sandy River Beach: 15.2 mi
  • Home Valley Beach: 16.8 mi
  • Swim beach: 18.5 mi
Picnic sites: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Ed's Trail Arch: 14.7 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Triple Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Indian MountainE 100°1,491 m12.0 mi
Buck PeakESE 118°1,443 m11.7 mi
Chinidere MountainE 88°1,416 m12.6 mi
Preachers PeakESE 122°1,389 m13.6 mi
Tomlike MountainE 81°1,387 m13.3 mi
Table MountainESE 117°1,383.8 m9.9 mi
Devil's PulpitESE 121°1,359 m13.7 mi
Tanner ButteE 96°1,355 m8.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4219:21
June solstice05:2020:1621:02
September equinox06:5618:2819:08
December solstice07:4615:3816:28

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394146515762686964554539
Precip in11.38.79.16.54.13.20.60.92.67.312.513.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bonneville DAM, 7 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–May — fullest in Jan, leanest in Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs12910492.591.074.548.222.616.320.944.1108127

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge North Fork Bull Run River Near Multnomah Falls, OR, 6 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/5062715922

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