Umbrella Falls is a waterfall in Clatsop County, Oregon, in the Coast Range region, with a total height of about 35 feet. It lies about 10.4 miles southeast of Cannon Beach and roughly 43 miles northwest of Hillsboro as the crow flies.
At 35 feet it is on the modest side for Oregon, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 54 feet; it ranks 282nd of 425. The water comes down as a veiling waterfall, a thin sheet of water spread over the rock face, combined with a horsetail character.
The Coast Range is a belt of steep, deeply dissected hills along the Pacific, wrapped in dense temperate rainforest of Douglas fir, western hemlock, Sitka spruce and red alder. Heavy winter rain feeds short, fast creeks lined with ferns, salmonberry and moss that drop steeply toward the ocean or the Columbia.
There are 21 recorded waterfalls in Clatsop County. North Fork Falls, 9 feet high, is about 1.4 miles away. Grassy Lake Creek Falls, 35 feet high, is about 2.1 miles away. Waterfall 13 mi E of Cannon Beach, 75 feet high, is about 3.5 miles away.
Umbrella Falls is located at 45.8127° N, 123.7786° 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.