Cape Horn Falls is a waterfall in Skamania County, Washington, in the Willamette Valley region, with a total height of about 600 feet. It lies about 7.6 miles east of Washougal and roughly 12.4 miles northeast of Gresham as the crow flies.
At 600 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Washington’s 941 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 54th; the typical Washington waterfall is about 82 feet. The tallest single drop is 250 feet. The water comes down as a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another, combined with a plunge character. It falls in 3 drops.
The Willamette Valley is a broad, flat agricultural lowland between the Coast Range and the Cascades, with oak savanna and Douglas fir on its margins. Waterfalls occur mostly on the valley’s edges, where tributaries drop off the surrounding foothills.
There are 244 recorded waterfalls in Skamania County. Belle Center Falls, is about 1.1 miles away. Bridal Veil Falls, a 118-foot tiered horsetail waterfall, is about 1.4 miles away across the state line in Oregon. Coopey Falls, a 150-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 1.7 miles away across the state line in Oregon.
Cape Horn Falls is located at 45.5714° N, 122.1975° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The exact position has not yet been verified on aerial imagery, so treat the map pin as approximate. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.