Horsetail Falls
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Horsetail Falls is a picturesque, horsetail-shaped waterfall in Oregon that cascades down a basalt cliff along the Columbia River Gorge.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Upper Horsetail Falls | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | waterfall ⓘ |
| access |
roadside waterfall
ⓘ
visible from Historic Columbia River Highway ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| flowsInto | Columbia River ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | basalt cliff ⓘ |
| hasParking | yes ⓘ |
| hasTrailConnection |
to Oneonta Gorge area
ⓘ
to Ponytail Falls (Upper Horsetail Falls) ⓘ |
| hasUpperPart |
Horsetail Falls
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Horsetail Falls
|
| hazard | rockfall risk in gorge area ⓘ |
| height |
approximately 176 feet
ⓘ
approximately 54 meters ⓘ |
| hikingTrailAccess | Horsetail Falls Trail ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area
ⓘ
surface form:
Columbia River Gorge
Oregon ⓘ |
| locatedInCounty |
Multnomah County
ⓘ
surface form:
Multnomah County, Oregon
|
| locatedInProtectedArea | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | named for resemblance to a horse’s tail ⓘ |
| nearestCity |
Cascade Locks, Oregon
ⓘ
Troutdale, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfDrops | 2 ⓘ |
| onRoute |
Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail
ⓘ
surface form:
Historic Columbia River Highway Scenic Byway
|
| partOf |
Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area
ⓘ
surface form:
Columbia River Gorge waterfall system
|
| photographySpot | popular landscape photography location ⓘ |
| protectedBy | U.S. Forest Service ⓘ |
| recreation |
day hiking
ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ |
| region | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| seasonalVariation | higher flow in winter and spring ⓘ |
| shape | horsetail-shaped waterfall ⓘ |
| stateParkSystem | Oregon state recreation area vicinity ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| viewingArea | roadside pullout ⓘ |
| watercourse | Horsetail Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Upper Horsetail Falls