Elevation Change -- Latourell Falls in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Oregon
by Darin Volpe
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Elevation Change -- Latourell Falls in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Oregon
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Darin Volpe
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Wisps of water separate from the main waterfall where Laturell creek makes a rapid 224-foot change in elevation.
Lower Latourell Falls is unique among the waterfalls in the Columbia River Gorge in that the water falls straight down, with no contact at all with the Earth at all until it crashes into the rocks below. This spectacular waterfall in the Columbia River National Scenic Area is the first you'll come to when leaving Portland on the old Columbia River Highway. It is my favorite of them all, as the water drops past an incredible display of columnar basalt cliffs on its way to the highly textured rocks at the bottom.
The white fall of water plunges to the bottom of the Columbia River Gorge in the Guy W Talbot State Park, about 30 miles east of Portland, Oregon. A quarter-mile trail leads from the road to the foot of the waterfall.
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December 17th, 2023
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