Yocum Ridge Falls
Yocum Ridge Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,667 m. Mount Hood stands 3,429 m to the east-southeast, 2.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Sandy River Falls, a waterfall 1.3 miles away. Mount Hood passes 4.0 miles off.
The story
Ridge in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States.
Wikidata Q49699430, matched on coordinates and name (625 m apart).
What the record says
- Height
- 120 m
What to expect
- Seasonal
- Yes
How to reach it
- 4.0 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 21.0 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
- 23.6 mi off the West Cascades, National
Overlooks nearby
- Zigzag Canyon Rim · 3 mi
- Sahalie Falls Viewpoint · 7 mi
- Wauna Viewpoint · 20 mi
- Buck Point · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sandy River Falls: 1.3 mi
- McGee Creek Falls: 1.4 mi
- Paradise Branch Falls: 1.5 mi
- Eden Park Falls: 1.8 mi
- Ramona Falls: 1.8 mi
- Illumination Rock: 1.8 mi
- Pulpit Rock: 2.0 mi
- Barrett Spur: 2.0 mi
- Bald Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Crater Rock: 2.2 mi
- Upper Sandy Guard Station Cabin: 2.1 mi
- Gnarl Ridge Shelter Remains: 4.7 mi
- Susannah Lee Barlow & Samuel Kimbrough Barlow: 5.6 mi
- Win S. Acton: 20.0 mi
- Fort Raines: 20.5 mi
- Routson County Park: 8.9 mi
- Hoodland County Park: 10.6 mi
- Dimmick Park: 12.7 mi
- Barlow Wayside Park: 14.7 mi
- Punchbowl Falls Park: 16.0 mi
- Salvation Spring: 7.4 mi
- Powder Springs: 9.1 mi
- Clinger Spring: 9.3 mi
- Jack Springs: 9.8 mi
- Creek: 10.2 mi
- Sandy Glacier Headwall: 1.5 mi
- Illumination Rock: 1.8 mi
- Hawkins Ridge: 1.9 mi
- Mississippi Head: 2.1 mi
- Steel Cliff: 2.2 mi
- Running Free: 20.2 mi
- Reflections of a Cultural Landscape: 24.2 mi
- Hood River Housing: 24.3 mi
- Sayre Taft Colt: 24.6 mi
- Horse: 24.8 mi
- Underwater Viewing Chamber: 12.7 mi
- West Coast Airlines Flight 956: 15.1 mi
- Clackamas Lake Historic Guard Station: 19.8 mi
- Bonneville Fish Hatchery: 20.2 mi
- Oxbow Fish Hatchery: 20.9 mi
- Wildwood Recreation Site: 12.4 mi
- Toll Bridge County Park: 12.5 mi
- Roaring River Wilderness: 20.6 mi
- Pierce Island: 20.9 mi
- Starvation Creek State Park: 21.1 mi
- Mt. Hood Cultural Center and Museum: 5.7 mi
- Hutson Museum: 11.6 mi
- Bradford Island Visitors Center: 20.3 mi
- Cascade Locks Historical Museum: 21.0 mi
- Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum: 22.4 mi
- Frog Lake Day Use Area: 11.8 mi
- Eagle Creek Day Use Area: 19.9 mi
- Ainsworth Day Use Area: 21.1 mi
- Wahkeena Picnic Site: 23.0 mi
- Dodson: 20.9 mi
- Friend: 23.1 mi
- Bridal Veil: 24.3 mi
- Thomsen Orchard Community Garden: 23.3 mi
- Scott Johnson Community Garden: 23.7 mi
- Westside Community Garden: 24.0 mi
- Goverment Camp Rest Area: 5.7 mi
- Kodak Point Highway Pullout: 24.2 mi
- Home Valley Beach: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Yocum Ridge Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Hood | ESE 110° | 3,429 m | 2.3 mi |
| Illumination Rock | SE 130° | 2,909 m | 1.8 mi |
| Pulpit Rock | E 92° | 2,663 m | 2.0 mi |
| Barrett Spur | ENE 74° | 2,392 m | 2.0 mi |
| Langille Crags | E 80° | 2,205 m | 3.2 mi |
| Lamberson Butte | ESE 112° | 2,022 m | 4.8 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | ESE 106° | 1,991 m | 10.8 mi |
| Badger Butte | SE 125° | 1,821 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:41 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 20:14 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:38 | 16:27 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 32 | 35 | 38 | 45 | 50 | 58 | 59 | 54 | 45 | 36 | 31 |
| Precip in | 12.6 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 7.8 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 8.4 | 12.7 | 14.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Government Camp, 6 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 31.1 | 29.5 | 29.8 | 31.7 | 33.7 | 30.2 | 23.8 | 20.4 | 18.3 | 17.5 | 22.0 | 27.6 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Bull Run River AT Lower Flume NR Brightwood, 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/6004036265
Day trips start here
- Government Camp · 6 mi
- Mount Hood · 13 mi
- Mount Hood and Columbia Gorge · 15 mi
- Cascade Locks · 21 mi
- Stevenson · 23 mi
- Hood River · 24 mi
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