Upper Wahe Falls
Upper Wahe Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 330 m. Mount Defiance stands 1,504 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Wahe Falls, a waterfall 0.7 miles away. Historic Columbia River passes 3.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 15.2 m
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
- 16.1 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 28.4 mi off the West Cascades, National
Overlooks nearby
- Wauna Viewpoint · 3 mi
- Buck Point · 3 mi
- Hardy Falls Viewpoint · 3 mi
- Franz Lake Viewpoint · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wahe Falls: 0.7 mi
- Wahclella Falls: 1.1 mi
- Upper McCord Creek Falls: 1.3 mi
- Elowah Falls: 1.3 mi
- Munra Falls: 1.5 mi
- Wauneka Point: 0.8 mi
- Munra Point: 1.2 mi
- Nesmith Point: 2.3 mi
- Wauna Point: 2.6 mi
- Beacon Rock: 3.0 mi
- Hamilton Island Recreation Area: 1.8 mi
- Tanner Creek Recreation Area: 1.8 mi
- Robins Island Recreation Area: 2.2 mi
- Navigation Lock Visitor Center: 2.3 mi
- Fort Cascades Trail: 2.5 mi
- Win S. Acton: 2.3 mi
- Hadley Grove: 3.3 mi
- Fort Raines: 4.0 mi
- Pacific Crest Trail Cascade Locks: 5.3 mi
- To the Oregon Pioneers: 7.5 mi
- Running Free: 2.0 mi
- Quaytskin: 19.6 mi
- Bald Eagle: 19.9 mi
- Devoted Passion: 20.5 mi
- Reflections of a Cultural Landscape: 22.4 mi
- Tanner Spring: 4.5 mi
- Big Cedar Spring: 5.3 mi
- East Spring: 7.0 mi
- Teakettle Spring: 7.1 mi
- Indian Springs: 7.6 mi
- Pierce Island: 2.2 mi
- Great Camas Patch: 10.4 mi
- Starvation Creek State Park: 14.6 mi
- Oxbow Regional Park: 17.4 mi
- Chinquapin Bluffs West: 17.4 mi
- Waespe Point: 5.8 mi
- Red Bluffs: 6.7 mi
- Cape Horn: 11.4 mi
- Farside: 11.8 mi
- Ozone Wall: 12.1 mi
- Bonneville Fish Hatchery: 1.9 mi
- Sternwheeler Columbia Gorge: 5.8 mi
- Skamania County Fairgrounds: 6.9 mi
- Oxbow Fish Hatchery: 7.0 mi
- Underwater Viewing Chamber: 17.8 mi
- Bradford Island Visitors Center: 2.7 mi
- Cascade Locks Historical Museum: 5.5 mi
- Hutson Museum: 19.0 mi
- Sandy Historical Society: 20.2 mi
- Barn Exhibit Hall: 20.6 mi
- Rose Garden Labyrinth: 15.2 mi
- Westside Community Garden: 21.9 mi
- Scott Johnson Community Garden: 22.1 mi
- Thomsen Orchard Community Garden: 23.2 mi
- Thom Park Community Garden: 23.3 mi
- Home Valley Beach: 11.6 mi
- Cottonwood Beach: 18.1 mi
- Sandy Swimming Hole: 19.3 mi
- Sandy River Beach: 20.5 mi
- Windboarding Beachhead: 23.0 mi
- Eagle Creek Day Use Area: 3.1 mi
- Ainsworth Day Use Area: 4.5 mi
- Wahkeena Picnic Site: 8.0 mi
- Hemlock Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
- Sunset Falls Day Use Area: 20.0 mi
- Dodson: 3.3 mi
- Bridal Veil: 10.5 mi
- Latourell: 12.9 mi
- Kodak Point Highway Pullout: 23.2 mi
- Goverment Camp Rest Area: 23.6 mi
- Ed's Trail Arch: 16.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Upper Wahe Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Defiance | ENE 76° | 1,504 m | 12.2 mi |
| Indian Mountain | ESE 121° | 1,491 m | 7.8 mi |
| Green Point Mountain | E 83° | 1,444 m | 9.6 mi |
| Buck Peak | SE 145° | 1,443 m | 9.1 mi |
| Chinidere Mountain | E 100° | 1,416 m | 7.7 mi |
| Preachers Peak | SE 145° | 1,389 m | 11.2 mi |
| Tomlike Mountain | E 89° | 1,387 m | 8.1 mi |
| Lost Lake Butte | SE 133° | 1,362 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:41 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 20:15 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 15:38 | 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, 2 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–May — fullest in Dec, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 689 | 576 | 529 | 531 | 442 | 279 | 103 | 72.0 | 100 | 241 | 603 | 693 |
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.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/1636220182
Day trips start here
- Cascade Locks · 6 mi
- Stevenson · 7 mi
- Washougal · 18 mi
- Mount Hood · 20 mi
- Camas · 21 mi
- Troutdale · 21 mi
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