Wahkeena Falls

Wahkeena Falls
Wahkeena Falls
Location	Multnomah Falls, Oregon
Coordinates	45°34′28″N 122°07′39″W / 45.5745°N 122.1276°W / 45.5745; -122.1276Coordinates: 45°34′28″N 122°07′39″W / 45.5745°N 122.1276°W / 45.5745; -122.1276
Type	Tiered
Elevation	560 feet (170 m)
Total height	242 feet (72 m)
Number of drops	6

Wahkeena Falls is a 242-foot (73 m) waterfall in the Columbia River Gorge in the state of Oregon.^[1]

The waterfall is unlike nearby Multnomah Falls in that the water does not directly plunge to the ground. Wahkeena Falls, rather, has a more subtle cascading flow. These falls have been featured in numerous travel guides and in photography books.^[1]

Spellings of this name are dubious because the word is an English transliteration of a Native American (reportedly Yakama) phrase meaning most beautiful.^[1]

From farther left, showing upper falls

Wahkeena Falls is along the Historic Columbia River Highway, about 13 miles (21 km) east of Troutdale, Oregon. A 0.2-mile (320 m)^[2] hike from the parking lot at the base leads to the stone bridge that crosses the main part of the falls. That trail continues on east to Multnomah Falls, the next falls to the east. This waterfall is visible directly from the Historic Columbia River Highway.

Gallery

Wahkeena Falls Footbridge
Wahkeena Falls Bridge on the Historic Columbia River Highway

References

1 2 3 Plumb, Gregory A. (2005), A Waterfall Lover's Guide to the Pacific Northwest (4th ed.), Seattle: The Mountaineers Books
↑ "Wahkeena Falls Hike". Portland Hikers Field Guide. Retrieved 2013-02-28.

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

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