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[[Image:McCordFalls1.jpg|thumb|400px|Upper McCord Creek Falls]]
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[[Image:McCordFalls1.jpg|thumb|400px|Upper McCord Creek Falls ''(Steve Hart)'']]
  
 
* Hikes including this destination:
 
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** {{Hike ring|trailhead=John B Yeon Trailhead|hike=Upper McCord Creek Falls Hike|log=Upper McCord Creek Falls Hike/Log|previous=Elowah Falls Upper Viewpoint|next=Upper McCord Creek Falls}}
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* Elevation: 480 feet
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* Elevation: 580 feet
  
 
=== Description ===
 
=== Description ===
[[Image:ElowahViewpoint3.JPG|thumb|250px|Mt. Adams peeks above the town of North Bonneville|left]]
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Upper McCord Creek Falls is sometimes seen as the uppermost tier of mighty [[Elowah Falls]]. This 64-foot twin waterfall is best viewed from a raised spot just off the trail as you approach the falls. A log which appears in many older photographs of the falls has disappeared post-Eagle Creek Fire. The waterfall is within the expanded boundaries (2009) of the Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness.  
Upper McCord Creek Falls is hidden away above mighty Elowah Falls. Pictures fail to do the matched pair of waterfalls justice. They can only be easily viewed from above which diminishes their pictorial presentation. Though smaller than Elowah, they're a lot bigger than they seem at first glance.  
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In the past McCord Creek was also known as Pierce Creek and Kelly Creek. The name was finalized by a committee in honor of W.R. McCord, whooshed fish wheels that operated at the mouth of the creek. The waterfall is called the "upper" falls because {[Elowah Falls]] used to be called McCord Creek Falls.
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=== Guidebooks that cover this destination ===
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* ''Day Hike! Columbia Gorge'', by Seabury Blair, Jr.
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* ''Afoot and Afield Portland/Vancouver'', by Douglas Lorain
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* ''35 Hiking Trails, Columbia River Gorge'', by Don & Roberta Lowe
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* ''Columbia River Gorge, 42 Scenic Hikes'', by Don & Roberta Lowe
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* ''Hiking the Columbia River Gorge'' - 1st and 2nd Editions, by Russ Schneider
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* ''100 Hikes in Northwest Oregon'' - 3rd Edition, by William L Sullivan
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=== More Links ===
 
=== More Links ===
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* [http://www.waterfallsnorthwest.com/nws/falls.php?num=4035  Upper McCord Creek Falls (Northwest Waterfall Survey)]
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* [http://trails.gorgefriends.org/trail/upper-mccord-creek-falls/  Upper McCord Creek Falls (Friends of the Columbia Gorge)]
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=== Contributors ===
 
=== Contributors ===
 
* [[User:Stevefromdodge|Stevefromdodge]] (creator)
 
* [[User:Stevefromdodge|Stevefromdodge]] (creator)

Latest revision as of 20:51, 30 May 2021

Upper McCord Creek Falls (Steve Hart)

Description

Upper McCord Creek Falls is sometimes seen as the uppermost tier of mighty Elowah Falls. This 64-foot twin waterfall is best viewed from a raised spot just off the trail as you approach the falls. A log which appears in many older photographs of the falls has disappeared post-Eagle Creek Fire. The waterfall is within the expanded boundaries (2009) of the Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness.

In the past McCord Creek was also known as Pierce Creek and Kelly Creek. The name was finalized by a committee in honor of W.R. McCord, whooshed fish wheels that operated at the mouth of the creek. The waterfall is called the "upper" falls because {[Elowah Falls]] used to be called McCord Creek Falls.

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