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Umbrella Falls

Umbrella Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Umbrella Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,598 m. Mount Hood stands 3,429 m to the north-northwest, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Pencil Falls, a waterfall 0.7 miles away. Mount Hood passes 1.1 miles off.

What the record says

Height
18 m
Width
7 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.32883, -121.66068

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Picnic Rock: 0.8 mi
  • Newton Pinnacle: 0.9 mi
  • Lamberson Butte: 2.2 mi
  • Elk Mountain: 2.4 mi
  • Crater Rock: 3.4 mi
Waterfalls: 59
  • Pencil Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Switchback Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Sahale Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Lower Heather Canyon Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Upper Heather Canyon Falls: 1.3 mi
Springs: 56
  • Jack Springs: 5.3 mi
  • Creek: 6.1 mi
  • Kane Springs: 6.4 mi
  • Kane Springs: 6.4 mi
  • Senecal Spring: 6.8 mi
Cliffs: 13
Parks: 12
  • Routson County Park: 9.2 mi
  • Hoodland County Park: 14.1 mi
  • Dimmick Park: 14.4 mi
  • Barlow Wayside Park: 18.9 mi
  • Punchbowl Falls Park: 19.1 mi
Museums: 4
Nature reserves: 4
Attractions: 4
  • Underwater Viewing Chamber: 16.4 mi
  • Underwater Viewing Chamber: 16.4 mi
  • Clackamas Lake Historic Guard Station: 16.5 mi
  • West Coast Airlines Flight 956: 17.0 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Gnarl Ridge Shelter Remains: 2.3 mi
  • Susannah Lee Barlow & Samuel Kimbrough Barlow: 4.8 mi
  • Upper Sandy Guard Station Cabin: 6.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Frog Lake Day Use Area: 8.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Umbrella Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HoodNNW 331°3,429 m3.5 mi
Illumination RockNW 318°2,909 m3.6 mi
Pulpit RockNNW 334°2,663 m4.2 mi
Barrett SpurNNW 337°2,393 m4.9 mi
Barrett SpurNNW 337°2,392 m4.8 mi
Langille CragsN 351°2,205 m4.4 mi
Lamberson ButteNNE 18°2,022 m2.2 mi
Lookout MountainE 82°1,991 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4019:19
June solstice05:1920:1320:59
September equinox06:5418:2719:06
December solstice07:4415:3816:27

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323235384550585954453631
Precip in12.69.69.47.85.84.00.91.13.18.412.714.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Government Camp, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3965295491

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