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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)

Tonight
Clear, with a low around 47. Windy, with an east northeast wind 15 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 68. Very windy, with an east northeast wind 24 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Windy, with an east wind 21 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of showers after 11am. Increasing clouds, with a high near 68. Breezy, with an east wind 14 to 21 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Saturday Night
Showers. Low around 43. Windy, with a west southwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
Showers. High near 57. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Breezy.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 67.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Wednesday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 63.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.

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