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Upper McCord Creek Falls

Upper McCord Creek Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Upper McCord Creek Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Indian Mountain stands 1,491 m to the east-southeast, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Elowah Falls, a waterfall less than a tenth of a mile away. JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD passes 1.5 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Height
19.5 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.61136, -121.99420

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Peaks
  • Wauneka Point: 0.8 mi
  • Beacon Rock: 1.7 mi
  • Nesmith Point: 1.8 mi
  • Munra Point: 1.8 mi
  • Little Beacon Rock: 2.0 mi
Parks
  • Hamilton Island Recreation Area: 1.5 mi
  • Tanner Creek Recreation Area: 2.2 mi
  • Robins Island Recreation Area: 2.6 mi
  • Fort Cascades Trail: 2.7 mi
  • Navigation Lock Visitor Center: 2.8 mi
Historic sites
Springs: 37
  • Tanner Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Big Cedar Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Big Cedar Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Wahkeena Spring: 6.9 mi
  • East Spring: 7.8 mi
Nature reserves: 35
Artworks: 33
Cliffs: 18
  • Waespe Point: 4.7 mi
  • Red Bluffs: 6.6 mi
  • Red Bluffs: 6.7 mi
  • Red Bluffs: 7.1 mi
  • Cape Horn: 10.2 mi
Attractions: 14
Gardens: 12
  • Community Garden: 7.8 mi
  • Rose Garden Labyrinth: 14.1 mi
  • Vegetable Garden: 20.6 mi
  • Herb Garden: 20.7 mi
  • Thom Park Community Garden: 22.2 mi
Museums: 11
Beaches: 8
  • Home Valley Beach: 12.4 mi
  • Cottonwood Beach: 17.0 mi
  • Sandy Swimming Hole: 18.1 mi
  • Sandy River Beach: 19.3 mi
  • Swim beach: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Ed's Trail Arch: 15.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Upper McCord Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Indian MountainESE 119°1,491 m9.1 mi
Green Point MountainE 85°1,443.8 m10.9 mi
Buck PeakSE 140°1,443 m10.1 mi
Chinidere MountainE 101°1,416 m9.0 mi
Preachers PeakSE 141°1,389 m12.3 mi
Tomlike MountainE 91°1,387 m9.3 mi
Table MountainSE 144°1,383.8 m8.5 mi
Lost Lake ButteSE 130°1,362 m12.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4119:21
June solstice05:2020:1621:02
September equinox06:5618:2819:07
December solstice07:4615:3816:27

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, 3 mi away.

Streamflow

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs68957652953144227910372.0100241603693

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Bull Run River Near Multnomah Falls, OR, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/1594329432

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