Twister Falls
Twister Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 356 m. Mount Defiance stands 1,504 m to the northeast, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Grand Union Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away. Historic Columbia River passes 9.2 miles off.
The story
Twister Falls (also known as Crossover Falls, Crisscross Falls, Bowtie Falls, and Eagle Creek Falls) is a prominent waterfall that is formed as Eagle Creek cascades 140 feet (43 m) into a narrow canyon and forms two streams that appear to "twist" around each other, hence the name "twister". The falls begin with a small sliding cascade that drops 5 feet (1.5 m) over a rocky slope into a pool, followed by some rapids. The next tier is the twisting tier, which plunges 50 feet (15 m). Before this point, a small portion of the stream splits off and makes a sheer plunge of approximately equal height down the canyon. Then, the waters combine and form a final drop of 80 feet (24 m).
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Wikidata Q37622, matched on coordinates and name (3 m apart).
What the record says
- Height
- 45.1 m
How to reach it
- 9.2 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
- 13.8 mi off the Mount Hood, National
Overlooks nearby
- Buck Point · 5 mi
- Wauna Viewpoint · 5 mi
- Hardy Falls Viewpoint · 9 mi
- Franz Lake Viewpoint · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Grand Union Falls: 0.2 mi
- Tunnel Falls: 0.2 mi
- Wy'east Falls: 0.9 mi
- Tenas Falls: 1.7 mi
- Four Mile Falls: 1.9 mi
- Chinidere Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Indian Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Tanner Butte: 2.9 mi
- Tomlike Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Sunshine Rock: 3.5 mi
- Tollbridge Park: 6.0 mi
- Navigation Lock Visitor Center: 6.0 mi
- Bradford Island Visitor Center: 6.0 mi
- Washington Shore Visitor Facility: 6.1 mi
- Robins Island Recreation Area: 6.3 mi
- Win S. Acton: 5.8 mi
- Fort Raines: 5.9 mi
- Pacific Crest Trail Cascade Locks: 6.1 mi
- Hadley Grove: 9.0 mi
- Construction of the Columbia River Highway: 9.5 mi
- Indian Springs: 2.1 mi
- Big Cedar Spring: 3.1 mi
- Tanner Spring: 3.1 mi
- Teakettle Spring: 5.3 mi
- Cold Spring: 6.1 mi
- Running Free: 6.2 mi
- Reflections of a Cultural Landscape: 17.8 mi
- Hood River Housing: 17.9 mi
- Sayre Taft Colt: 18.2 mi
- Horse: 18.4 mi
- Red Bluffs: 10.0 mi
- Waespe Point: 11.2 mi
- Sandy Glacier Headwall: 15.8 mi
- Hawkins Ridge: 16.2 mi
- Illumination Rock: 16.3 mi
- Pierce Island: 8.0 mi
- Great Camas Patch: 9.4 mi
- Starvation Creek State Park: 10.7 mi
- Toll Bridge County Park: 14.2 mi
- Wildwood Recreation Site: 17.3 mi
- Bonneville Fish Hatchery: 6.2 mi
- Oxbow Fish Hatchery: 6.5 mi
- Sternwheeler Columbia Gorge: 6.5 mi
- Skamania County Fairgrounds: 7.8 mi
- Underwater Viewing Chamber: 17.5 mi
- Home Valley Beach: 9.4 mi
- Windboarding Beachhead: 18.8 mi
- Slackwater Beach: 18.8 mi
- Marina Beach: 19.1 mi
- Koberg Beach: 20.0 mi
- Bradford Island Visitors Center: 6.0 mi
- Cascade Locks Historical Museum: 6.3 mi
- Hutson Museum: 13.1 mi
- Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum: 16.4 mi
- The History Museum: 18.9 mi
- Westside Community Garden: 17.4 mi
- Scott Johnson Community Garden: 17.5 mi
- Thomsen Orchard Community Garden: 18.3 mi
- Rose Garden Labyrinth: 20.2 mi
- Clara's Garden: 20.5 mi
- Eagle Creek Day Use Area: 5.4 mi
- Ainsworth Day Use Area: 10.1 mi
- Wahkeena Picnic Site: 13.3 mi
- Hemlock Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
- Dodson: 9.0 mi
- Bridal Veil: 15.7 mi
- Latourell: 17.9 mi
- Kodak Point Highway Pullout: 18.5 mi
- Goverment Camp Rest Area: 20.0 mi
- Ed's Trail Arch: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Twister Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Defiance | NE 54° | 1,504 m | 7.8 mi |
| Red Hill | SE 145° | 1,502 m | 10.4 mi |
| Indian Mountain | SSE 154° | 1,491 m | 2.6 mi |
| Green Point Mountain | NE 53° | 1,444 m | 4.9 mi |
| Buck Peak | S 184° | 1,443 m | 5.8 mi |
| Hiyu Mountain | SSE 168° | 1,418 m | 10.4 mi |
| Chinidere Mountain | E 82° | 1,416 m | 2.0 mi |
| Sentinel Peak | SSE 166° | 1,391 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:41 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 20:15 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:28 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 15:37 | 16:27 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 41 | 46 | 51 | 57 | 62 | 68 | 69 | 64 | 55 | 45 | 39 |
| Precip in | 11.3 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 6.5 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 7.3 | 12.5 | 13.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bonneville DAM, 6 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 | 31.1 | 29.5 | 29.8 | 31.7 | 33.7 | 30.2 | 23.8 | 20.4 | 18.3 | 17.5 | 22.0 | 27.6 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Bull Run River AT Lower Flume NR Brightwood, OR, 8 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/1224440344
Day trips start here
- Cascade Locks · 6 mi
- Stevenson · 8 mi
- Mount Hood · 14 mi
- Hood River · 18 mi
- Government Camp · 20 mi
- Mount Hood and Columbia Gorge · 20 mi
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