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Upper Bridal Veil Falls

Upper Bridal Veil Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Upper Bridal Veil Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 231 m. Tanner Butte stands 1,355 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Bridal Veil Falls, a waterfall 0.7 miles away. Historic Columbia River passes 0.7 miles off.

What the record says

Height
24.4 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.54572, -122.17163

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Peaks
Artworks
Parks
  • Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint: 4.4 mi
  • Prindle Park: 4.5 mi
  • George Schmid Memorial Park: 7.4 mi
  • Mable Kerr Park: 7.4 mi
  • Hamllik Park: 7.5 mi
Historic sites: 53
Attractions: 37
  • Jerry's Car Barn: 7.8 mi
  • Union Pacific Railcar: 10.3 mi
  • North American Bigfoot Center: 11.3 mi
  • McMenamins Edgefield: 11.4 mi
  • Camas Potholes: 11.7 mi
Springs: 14
  • Wahkeena Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Tanner Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Big Cedar Spring: 13.3 mi
  • School District Spring: 14.3 mi
  • Indian Springs: 16.7 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Cape Horn: 2.1 mi
  • Farside: 2.3 mi
  • Ozone Wall: 2.4 mi
  • Waespe Point: 5.0 mi
  • Broughton Bluff: 9.9 mi
Picnic sites: 12
Beaches: 9
  • Cottonwood Beach: 8.2 mi
  • Sandy Swimming Hole: 9.9 mi
  • Sandy River Beach: 10.2 mi
  • Swim beach: 13.6 mi
  • Lieser Point: 20.3 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Natural arches: 1
  • Ed's Trail Arch: 14.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Upper Bridal Veil Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tanner ButteE1,355 m12.9 mi
Eagle ButteE1,270 m12.5 mi
Big Bend MountainESE1,224 m11.4 mi
Palmer PeakENE1,222 m8.1 mi
Thimble MountainSE1,210 m14.1 mi
Larch MountainESE1,202 m4.1 mi
Little BaldyN1,201 m14.0 mi
Bluff MountainN1,198 m13.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4219:21
June solstice05:2120:1621:02
September equinox06:5618:2919:08
December solstice07:4715:3916:28

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, 6 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, 8 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/5532642951

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