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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)

Overnight
Showers. Low around 41. South southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday
Showers. High near 51. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. West southwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday
Showers likely, mainly after 11am. Snow level 2200 feet rising to 3200 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with an east wind 7 to 16 mph becoming west in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday Night
Showers. Low around 40. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Showers. High near 50. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Wednesday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday
A chance of showers. Snow level 2200 feet rising to 3100 feet in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 56.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Breezy.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 67. Windy.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Windy.

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