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Location: Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Multnomah Falls, Multnomah County
Stream: Wahkeena Creek
Alternate Names:

Height: 242 ft.
Access:   car   dog  
Distance: n/a
Elevation: 100 ft.
Season: year-round
Form:   tiered
Lat/Long:45.57359, -122.12697
Directions:Along I-84, take exit 31 at the signed turnoff for Multnomah Falls (31 miles east of Portland). Drive 0.7 miles west of Multnomah Falls on the Columbia Gorge Scenic Hwy to the signed turnoff for Wahkeena Falls.

Wahkeena means "most beautiful" in Yakama Indian. Wahkeena Falls tumbles 242 ft. down a mountain side. There is a short half-mile hike from the road up to a closer vantage point on a bridge crossing Wahkeena Creek. You will get so close to the falls here, you will get wet for sure. There is usually so much spray here, it is difficult, if not impossible, to photograph the waterfall (especially in the wet season). If you continue climbing up the steep Wahkeena Trail, you will come to Necktie Falls and Fairy Falls (about 1 mile past Wahkeena Falls).

Multnomah Falls OR (Elev. 200 ft)

Today
Rain, mainly after 5pm. High near 69. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 17 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tonight
Rain before 9pm, then a chance of showers between 9pm and 10pm. Low around 43. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. West wind 6 to 8 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39. West northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 69. Northeast wind 7 to 11 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Breezy.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Wednesday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 61.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Thursday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57.
Thursday Night
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Friday
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59.

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