Pacific Crest Falls
From Oregon Hikers Field Guide
- Hikes including this location:
- Herman Creek Pinnacles Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
- Herman Creek Pinnacles via the PCT Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
- Columbia Gorge Traverse Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
- Weather forecast: NWS/NOAA
- Maps: Oregon Hikers Maps Google Maps
- Latitude, Longitude: 45.66850, -121.84540
- Elevation: 1035 feet
Description
Pacific Crest Falls is a really pretty waterfall just above the Pacific Crest Trail in the Columbia River Gorge. It suffers from a lack of attention, probably due to its rather modest water flow in the summer. In the rainy season however, it's a very pretty area. Water falls from two separate notches in the rockface directly into a narrow chasm. Below the chasm the united stream falls over a second basalt lip, this time making a single horsetail. The water than cascades down a broken rock rock path reminiscent of the lower section of Wahkeena Falls.
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