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Waespe Falls

Waespe Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Waespe Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 169 m. Indian Mountain stands 1,491 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Waespe Point, a cliff 0.1 miles away. Historic Columbia River runs past it.

What to expect

Seasonal
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates45.58547, -122.08194

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Cougar Rock: 0.8 mi
  • Rock of Ages: 1.8 mi
  • Saint Peter's Dome: 2.0 mi
  • Archer Mountain: 2.5 mi
  • Devils Rest: 2.7 mi
Parks
  • Hamilton Island Recreation Area: 5.8 mi
  • Tanner Creek Recreation Area: 6.7 mi
  • Prindle Park: 6.7 mi
  • Fort Cascades Trail: 7.1 mi
  • Robins Island Recreation Area: 7.1 mi
Artworks: 30
Historic sites: 25
Springs: 23
  • Wahkeena Spring: 2.4 mi
  • Tanner Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Big Cedar Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Big Cedar Spring: 9.3 mi
  • East Spring: 12.3 mi
Gardens: 20
  • Rose Garden Labyrinth: 9.5 mi
  • Community Garden: 12.4 mi
  • Vegetable Garden: 16.1 mi
  • Herb Garden: 16.1 mi
  • Thom Park Community Garden: 17.6 mi
Cliffs: 19
  • Waespe Point: 0.1 mi
  • Cape Horn: 5.7 mi
  • Farside: 6.1 mi
  • Ozone Wall: 6.4 mi
  • Red Bluffs: 10.0 mi
Attractions: 16
Museums: 8
Beaches: 6
  • Cottonwood Beach: 12.5 mi
  • Sandy Swimming Hole: 13.8 mi
  • Sandy River Beach: 14.8 mi
  • Home Valley Beach: 17.0 mi
  • Swim beach: 18.1 mi
Picnic sites: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Ed's Trail Arch: 14.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Waespe Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Indian MountainESE 102°1,491 m12.5 mi
Buck PeakESE 119°1,443 m12.3 mi
Chinidere MountainE 90°1,416 m13.1 mi
Tomlike MountainE 83°1,387 m13.7 mi
Table MountainESE 118°1,383.8 m10.5 mi
Tanner ButteE 99°1,355 m8.6 mi
Silver Star MountainNW 326°1,337 m13.5 mi
Eagle ButteESE 112°1,270 m8.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4219:21
June solstice05:2020:1621:02
September equinox06:5618:2919:08
December solstice07:4715:3816:28

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, 7 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, 7 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/9438389065

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