Willamette Falls Viewpoint
Willamette Falls Viewpoint is a scenic viewpoint in Clackamas, Oregon. Willamette Falls Viewpoint is situated nearby to the power station T. W. Sullivan Hydroelectric Plant, as well as near the historic site Canemah.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Willamette Falls and T. W. Sullivan Hydroelectric Plant.
Willamette Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Cacophony, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Willamette Falls is a natural waterfall in the northwestern United States, located on the Willamette River between Oregon City and West Linn, Oregon.
T. W. Sullivan Hydroelectric Plant
Power station
Portland General Electric's T. W. Sullivan Hydroelectric Plant is a hydroelectric dam on the Willamette Falls built between 1888 and 1895. It is the source of the nation's first long-distance power transmission. T. W. Sullivan Hydroelectric Plant is situated 2,000 feet northeast of Willamette Falls Viewpoint.
Canemah
Historic site
Photo: Carleton Watkins, Public domain.
Canemah was an early settlement in the U.S. state of Oregon located near the Willamette River. Canemah was annexed to Oregon City in 1928. Canemah is situated 2,300 feet southeast of Willamette Falls Viewpoint.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oregon City and West Linn.
Oregon City
Photo: Adam Herstein, CC BY 2.0.
Oregon City is a city of 37,000 people in the Portland Metropolitan Area. The seat of suburban Clackamas County, it is best known as being the end of the Oregon Trail. Several tourist attractions in the city commemorate this history.
West Linn
Town
Photo: Taromsky, CC BY-SA 4.0.
West Linn is a city in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. A southern suburb within the Portland metropolitan area, West Linn developed on the site of the former Linn City, which was named after U.S.
Gladstone
Photo: Aboutmovies, CC BY 3.0.
Gladstone is a town in the Portland Metropolitan Area guarded by the Clackamas and Willamette River, where this is plenty of fishing. It is a wonderful small community that is surrounded by many other cities so you are never far from anything.
Willamette Falls Viewpoint
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Also known as: “Willamette Falls Safety Rest Area”
- Category: tourism
- Location: Clackamas, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
45.35168° or 45° 21′ 6″ northLongitude
-122.62624° or 122° 37′ 35″ westElevation
318 feet (97 metres)Open location code
84QV992F+MGOpenStreetMap ID
node 571558863OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpointGeoNames ID
5760892
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