Wahclella Falls
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Wahclella Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 69 m. Mount Defiance stands 1,504 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Munra Point, a peak 0.6 miles away. Historic Columbia River passes 4.3 miles off.
The story
Wahclella Falls is a waterfall along Tanner Creek, a tributary of the Columbia River, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States. It enters the river within the Columbia River Gorge.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q37412, matched on coordinates and name (119 m apart).
What the record says
- Height
- 38.7 m
How to reach it
- 4.3 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
- 17.1 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 29.5 mi off the West Cascades, National
Overlooks nearby
- Wauna Viewpoint · 2 mi
- Buck Point · 2 mi
- Hardy Falls Viewpoint · 4 mi
- Franz Lake Viewpoint · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Munra Point: 0.6 mi
- Wauneka Point: 1.4 mi
- Wauna Point: 1.5 mi
- Aldrich Butte: 2.8 mi
- Little Hamilton Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Munra Falls: 0.6 mi
- Upper Munra Falls: 0.7 mi
- Wahe Falls: 0.7 mi
- Upper Wahe Falls: 1.1 mi
- Upper McCord Creek Falls: 2.1 mi
- Tanner Creek Recreation Area: 1.1 mi
- Navigation Lock Visitor Center: 1.3 mi
- Robins Island Recreation Area: 1.3 mi
- Hamilton Island Recreation Area: 1.6 mi
- Bradford Island Visitor Center: 1.7 mi
- Win S. Acton: 1.2 mi
- Fort Raines: 2.9 mi
- Hadley Grove: 3.6 mi
- Pacific Crest Trail Cascade Locks: 4.2 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 8.5 mi
- Running Free: 1.1 mi
- Quaytskin: 20.5 mi
- Bald Eagle: 20.8 mi
- Reflections of a Cultural Landscape: 21.4 mi
- Hood River Housing: 21.5 mi
- Tanner Spring: 4.7 mi
- Big Cedar Spring: 5.5 mi
- East Spring: 5.9 mi
- Teakettle Spring: 6.0 mi
- Indian Springs: 7.3 mi
- Pierce Island: 2.8 mi
- Great Camas Patch: 9.3 mi
- Starvation Creek State Park: 13.5 mi
- Oxbow Regional Park: 18.4 mi
- Chinquapin Bluffs West: 18.5 mi
- Red Bluffs: 5.9 mi
- Waespe Point: 6.8 mi
- Cape Horn: 12.3 mi
- Farside: 12.8 mi
- Ozone Wall: 13.0 mi
- Bonneville Fish Hatchery: 1.1 mi
- Sternwheeler Columbia Gorge: 4.7 mi
- Skamania County Fairgrounds: 5.8 mi
- Oxbow Fish Hatchery: 5.9 mi
- Underwater Viewing Chamber: 18.7 mi
- Bradford Island Visitors Center: 1.7 mi
- Cascade Locks Historical Museum: 4.4 mi
- Hutson Museum: 18.5 mi
- Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum: 20.2 mi
- Sandy Historical Society: 21.3 mi
- Rose Garden Labyrinth: 16.2 mi
- Westside Community Garden: 20.9 mi
- Scott Johnson Community Garden: 21.2 mi
- Thomsen Orchard Community Garden: 22.3 mi
- Lela Hudson Memorial Garden: 23.9 mi
- Home Valley Beach: 10.4 mi
- Cottonwood Beach: 19.1 mi
- Sandy Swimming Hole: 20.2 mi
- Sandy River Beach: 21.5 mi
- Windboarding Beachhead: 22.0 mi
- Eagle Creek Day Use Area: 2.0 mi
- Ainsworth Day Use Area: 5.5 mi
- Wahkeena Picnic Site: 9.0 mi
- Hemlock Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
- Sunset Falls Day Use Area: 20.0 mi
- Dodson: 4.2 mi
- Bridal Veil: 11.5 mi
- Latourell: 13.9 mi
- Kodak Point Highway Pullout: 22.2 mi
- Goverment Camp Rest Area: 24.0 mi
- Ed's Trail Arch: 16.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Wahclella Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Defiance | E 79° | 1,504 m | 11.3 mi |
| Indian Mountain | SE 129° | 1,491 m | 7.6 mi |
| Green Point Mountain | E 87° | 1,444 m | 8.8 mi |
| Buck Peak | SSE 152° | 1,443 m | 9.4 mi |
| Chinidere Mountain | ESE 108° | 1,416 m | 7.1 mi |
| Preachers Peak | SSE 151° | 1,389 m | 11.5 mi |
| Tomlike Mountain | E 95° | 1,387 m | 7.3 mi |
| Lost Lake Butte | SE 138° | 1,362 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:41 | 19:20 |
| 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, 1 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, 9 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/1591873588
Day trips start here
- Cascade Locks · 5 mi
- Stevenson · 6 mi
- Mount Hood · 19 mi
- Washougal · 19 mi
- Camas · 22 mi
- Hood River · 22 mi
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