Coopey Falls

A view of Coopey Falls from a trail above the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist Abbey.

Coopey Falls is a waterfall on Coopey Creek in the Columbia River Gorge, on the Historic Columbia River Highway in Multnomah County, Oregon.^[1]^[2] The falls is a horsetail waterfall with a drop of 150 feet (46 m).

The falls was named after Charles Coopey, who once owned the land adjacent to the falls.^[1] Simon Benson bought Wahkeena Falls from Coopey, an English tailor who had wanted to use the water from Wahkeena Falls to power a woolen mill for spinning and weaving, and for wool scouring.^[3]

Coopey Falls is on private property behind a convent owned by the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist.^[1] The sisters invite visitors to view the falls by following a path leading from the parking lot in front of the convent, after first asking permission.^[1]

A view of the falls is also accessible from the Angels's Rest trailhead half mile west of the convent.^[1] The falls are located one mile (1.6 km) east of Bridal Veil Falls.^[1]

References

Waterfalls of Oregon

Columbia Gorge

(west to east)	Latourell Falls Bridal Veil Falls Coopey Falls Wahkeena Falls Fairy Falls Multnomah Falls Oneonta Gorge Horsetail Falls Wahclella Falls Camp Benson Falls Hole-in-the-Wall Falls Celilo Falls

Eagle Creek (north to south)	Wauna Falls Metlako Falls Lower Punch Bowl Falls Punch Bowl Falls Loowit Falls Skoonichuk Falls Tenas Falls Wy'east Falls Grand Union Falls Tunnel Falls Twister Falls Sevenmile Falls

Other areas

NW Oregon	Youngs River Falls Ki-a-Kuts Falls

Willamette Valley	Willamette Falls Silver Falls State Park Shellburg Falls Salt Creek Falls

Southern Cascades	Mill Creek Falls Toketee Falls Watson Falls Yakso Falls

Central Oregon	Benham Falls Dillon Falls Lava Island Falls Pringle Falls Tumalo Falls Upper Chush Falls

Coordinates: 45°33′44″N 122°09′57″W / 45.56222°N 122.16583°W / 45.56222; -122.16583

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