Wahe Falls
Wahe Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 149 m. Mount Defiance stands 1,504 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Munra Point, a peak 0.5 miles away. JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD passes 1.8 miles off.
The story
Wahe Falls, also called Moffett Creek Falls, discovered by Lee Zimmerman and David Hammond in the historically mild winter of 2026, is an 80-foot waterfall on the Columbia River Gorge, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States.
Wahe Falls is the last of several waterfalls along Moffett Creek. The mouth of the Creek is within the limits of the John B. Yeon State Scenic Corridor.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q30625192, matched on coordinates and name (290 m apart).
What the record says
- Height
- 24.3 m
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD
- 3.6 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
- 16.8 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 23.4 mi off the JCT SR 14 VIC BINGEN TO SKAMANIA COUNTY LINE
Overlooks nearby
- Wauna Viewpoint · 2 mi
- Buck Point · 3 mi
- Hardy Falls Viewpoint · 3 mi
- Franz Lake Viewpoint · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Munra Point: 0.5 mi
- Wauneka Point: 0.7 mi
- Wauna Point: 2.1 mi
- Aldrich Butte: 2.7 mi
- Nesmith Point: 2.8 mi
- Upper Wahe Falls: 0.7 mi
- Wahclella Falls: 0.7 mi
- Munra Falls: 0.9 mi
- Upper Munra Falls: 1.3 mi
- Upper McCord Creek Falls: 1.4 mi
- Tanner Creek Recreation Area: 1.2 mi
- Hamilton Island Recreation Area: 1.2 mi
- Robins Island Recreation Area: 1.6 mi
- Navigation Lock Visitor Center: 1.7 mi
- Fort Cascades Trail: 1.8 mi
- Win S. Acton: 1.6 mi
- Hadley Grove: 3.1 mi
- Fort Raines: 3.4 mi
- Pacific Crest Trail Cascade Locks: 4.8 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 7.8 mi
- Tanner Spring: 4.9 mi
- Big Cedar Spring: 5.7 mi
- Big Cedar Spring: 5.7 mi
- East Spring: 6.5 mi
- Teakettle Spring: 6.7 mi
- Running Free: 1.3 mi
- Quaytskin: 19.8 mi
- Bald Eagle: 20.1 mi
- Devoted Passion: 20.8 mi
- Reflections of a Cultural Landscape: 22.1 mi
- Pierce Island: 2.1 mi
- Great Camas Patch: 9.9 mi
- Starvation Creek State Park: 14.2 mi
- Oxbow Regional Park: 17.8 mi
- Chinquapin Bluffs West: 17.9 mi
- Red Bluffs: 6.1 mi
- Waespe Point: 6.1 mi
- Red Bluffs: 6.2 mi
- Red Bluffs: 6.5 mi
- Cape Horn: 11.7 mi
- Bonneville Fish Hatchery: 1.2 mi
- Sternwheeler Columbia Gorge: 5.2 mi
- Skamania County Fairgrounds: 6.3 mi
- Oxbow Fish Hatchery: 6.5 mi
- Jerry's Car Barn: 18.3 mi
- Community Garden: 6.5 mi
- Rose Garden Labyrinth: 15.5 mi
- Westside Community Garden: 21.6 mi
- Scott Johnson Community Garden: 21.9 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 22.0 mi
- Bradford Island Visitors Center: 2.1 mi
- Cascade Locks Historical Museum: 4.9 mi
- Hutson Museum: 19.1 mi
- Sandy Historical Society: 20.7 mi
- Barn Exhibit Hall: 20.9 mi
- Home Valley Beach: 11.1 mi
- Cottonwood Beach: 18.4 mi
- Sandy Swimming Hole: 19.5 mi
- Sandy River Beach: 20.8 mi
- Windboarding Beachhead: 22.7 mi
- Eagle Creek Day Use Area: 2.5 mi
- Ainsworth Day Use Area: 4.8 mi
- Wahkeena Picnic Site: 8.3 mi
- Hemlock Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Sunset Falls Day Use Area: 19.6 mi
- Dodson: 3.5 mi
- Bridal Veil: 10.8 mi
- Latourell: 13.2 mi
- Kodak Point Highway Pullout: 22.9 mi
- Goverment Camp Rest Area: 24.1 mi
- Ed's Trail Arch: 16.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Wahe 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 | 12.0 mi |
| Indian Mountain | SE 125° | 1,491 m | 8.1 mi |
| Green Point Mountain | E 86° | 1,443.8 m | 9.4 mi |
| Buck Peak | SSE 148° | 1,443 m | 9.6 mi |
| Chinidere Mountain | ESE 105° | 1,416 m | 7.7 mi |
| Preachers Peak | SSE 147° | 1,389 m | 11.7 mi |
| Tomlike Mountain | E 94° | 1,387 m | 8.0 mi |
| Table Mountain | SSE 153° | 1,383.8 m | 8.0 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, 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/1636220214
Day trips start here
- Cascade Locks · 6 mi
- Stevenson · 7 mi
- Washougal · 19 mi
- Mount Hood · 20 mi
- Troutdale · 21 mi
- Camas · 22 mi
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