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[[Image:Ramonafalls.JPG|thumb|250px|A footbridge spans the base of falls]] | [[Image:Ramonafalls.JPG|thumb|250px|A footbridge spans the base of falls]] | ||
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**{{Hike ring|trailhead=Ramona Falls Trailhead|hike=Ramona Falls Hike|log=Ramona Falls Hike/Log|previous=Ramona Falls Trail Junction|next=Ramona Falls}} | **{{Hike ring|trailhead=Ramona Falls Trailhead|hike=Ramona Falls Hike|log=Ramona Falls Hike/Log|previous=Ramona Falls Trail Junction|next=Ramona Falls}} | ||
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** {{Hike ring|trailhead=Ramona Falls Trailhead|hike=Yocum Ridge Hike|log=Ramona Falls Hike/Log|previous=Ramona Falls Trail Junction|next=Yocum Low Viewpoint}} | ** {{Hike ring|trailhead=Ramona Falls Trailhead|hike=Yocum Ridge Hike|log=Ramona Falls Hike/Log|previous=Ramona Falls Trail Junction|next=Yocum Low Viewpoint}} | ||
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| + | * Height: 80-100 feet | ||
| + | * Elevation: 3250 feet at base | ||
=== Description === | === Description === | ||
Revision as of 04:30, 8 January 2007
- Hikes to this location:
- Ramona Falls Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
- Hikes passing this location:
- Yocum Ridge Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
- Weather forecast: NWS/NOAA
- Maps: Oregon Hikers Maps Google Maps
- Latitude, Longitude: 45.37997, -121.77491
- Height: 80-100 feet
- Elevation: 3250 feet at base
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Description
The dazzling, picturesque Ramona Falls stands like a fountain centerpiece at the front of a wooded cathedral. The water appears is if from nowhere a hundred feet above you and fans out like a wedding veil to the creekbed below. As it trickles and ricochets off the basaltic rock-face, it gives it a glowing - almost phosphorescent appearance. This illusion is especially noticeable when the alder canopy allows the evening sun rays to pass through -- like a spotlight on a great work of art. It's wooded setting provides a cool escape from the summer heat and is an obvious resting spot before turning around or heading to points beyond.
This is a popular location however. Not only do day-hikers from Portland visit the area, but backpackers traversing the Timberline Trail (or up nearby Bald Mountain or Yokum Ridge) will pass through here, often taking up camp in a nearby site.
But don't let the crowds deter you. This is required fare for outdoor enthusiasts -- on many book author's must-see lists!
Trip Reports
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Related Discussions / Q&A
- Pineapple Express Nov 2006 (area conditions after record rainfall)
- Yocum Ridge questions 7/14/2006
- Gaiters with trail running shoes 7/7/06 (brief mention)
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Guidebooks that cover this destination
- 100 Hikes in Northwest Oregon 2nd Edition by William Sullivan
- A Waterfall Lovers Guide to the Pacific Northwest 3rd Edition, by Gregory Plumb
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Contributors
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