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[[Category:Northwest Oregon]]
 
[[Category:Northwest Oregon]]
 
[[Category:Waterfalls]]
 
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[[Image:Weisendanger1.JPG|thumb|300px|Weisendanger Falls]]
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[[Category:Creeks]]
[[Image:Weisendanger2.jpg|thumb|300px|The falls and the Larch Mountain Trail]]
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[[Category:Destinations]]
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[[Image:Weisendanger1.JPG|thumb|260px|Wiesendanger Falls ''(Steve Hart)'']]
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[[Image:Weisendanger2.jpg|thumb|250px|The falls and the Larch Mountain Trail ''(Steve Hart)'']]
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* Hikes including this location:  
 
* Hikes including this location:  
** {{Hike ring|trailhead=Multnomah Falls Trailhead|hike=Cougar Rock via Elevator Shaft Hike|log=Cougar Rock via Elevator Shaft Hike/Log|previous=Ecola Falls|next=Dutchman Tunnel}}
 
 
** {{Hike ring|trailhead=Multnomah Falls Trailhead|hike=Larch Mountain Hike|log=Larch Mountain Hike/Log|previous=Dutchman Tunnel|next=Ecola Falls}}
 
** {{Hike ring|trailhead=Multnomah Falls Trailhead|hike=Larch Mountain Hike|log=Larch Mountain Hike/Log|previous=Dutchman Tunnel|next=Ecola Falls}}
** {{Hike ring|trailhead=Wahkeena Trailhead|hike=Multnomah-Wahkeena Loop Hike|log=Multnomah-Wahkeena Loop Hike/Log|previous=Ecola Falls|next=Dutchman Tunnel}}
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** {{Hike ring|trailhead=Multnomah Falls Trailhead|hike=Multnomah-Wahkeena Loop Hike|log=Multnomah-Wahkeena Loop Hike/Log|previous=Dutchman Tunnel|next=Ecola Falls}}
{{maplinkinfo|latitude=45.5747|longitude=-122.10834}}
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** {{Hike ring|trailhead=Multnomah Falls Trailhead|hike=Cougar Rock via Elevator Shaft Hike|log=Cougar Rock via Elevator Shaft Hike/Log|previous=Ecola Falls|next=Dutchman Tunnel}}
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{{maplinkinfo|latitude=45.57456|longitude=-122.10793}}
 
* Elevation: 950'
 
* Elevation: 950'
 
* Height: 55'
 
* Height: 55'
  
 
=== Description ===
 
=== Description ===
Weisendanger Falls were named for Albert Weisendanger, a Forest Service Ranger. The falls are also known as Upper Multnomah Falls and Twanklaskie Falls.
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Wiesendanger Falls were named for Albert Wiesendanger, a Forest Service Ranger. The 55-foot falls are also known as Upper Multnomah Falls, Twanklaskie Falls, and Double Falls (the latter together with [[Ecola Falls]]).  
 
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=== Trip Reports ===
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(Click [http://portlandhikers.com/forums/AddPost.aspx?ForumID=8 here] to add your own)
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=== Related Conversations / Q&A ===
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(Click [http://portlandhikers.com/forums/AddPost.aspx?ForumID=141 here] to ask a question or start a conversation)
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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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* ''60 Hikes within 60 Miles of Portland'', by Paul Gerald
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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 ===
* [http://www.waterfallsnorthwest.com/waterfall.php?num=1905&p=0 Waterfallsnorthwest.com Weisendanger Falls]
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* [http://www.waterfallsnorthwest.com/waterfall/Wiesendanger-Falls-4049  Wiesendanger Falls (Northwest Waterfall Survey)]
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* [http://www.gowaterfalling.com/waterfalls/wiesendanger.shtml  Wiesendanger Falls (Go Waterfalling)]
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* [https://www.worldforestry.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/WIESENDANGER-ALBERT.pdf  Albert Wiesendanger (World Forestry Center)]
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=== Contributors ===
 
=== Contributors ===
 
* [[User:stevefromdodge]] (creator)
 
* [[User:stevefromdodge]] (creator)

Revision as of 04:06, 17 January 2019

Wiesendanger Falls (Steve Hart)
The falls and the Larch Mountain Trail (Steve Hart)

Description

Wiesendanger Falls were named for Albert Wiesendanger, a Forest Service Ranger. The 55-foot falls are also known as Upper Multnomah Falls, Twanklaskie Falls, and Double Falls (the latter together with Ecola Falls).

More Links


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