Ponytail Falls
From Portland Hikers Field Guide
- Hikes including this destination:
- Ponytail Falls Hike (TH | <-- --> | LOG)
- Horsetail Falls Loop Hike (TH | <-- --> | LOG)
- Rock of Ages Loop Hike (TH | <-- --> | LOG)
- Latitude: 45.58892
- Longitude: -122.06857
- Maps: Portland Hikers Maps Google Earth
- Elevation: 330 feet
- Height: 75 feet
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Description
Ponytail Falls (sometimes called Upper Horsetail Falls) is on Horsetail Creek just above Horsetail Falls. Like nearby Oneonta Falls and many of the falls in Silver Falls State Park, Ponytail Falls displays the results of centuries of geology. First a basalt lava flow buried a softer layer of rock and soil. Then water and winter ice removed the softer material below, creating a cavern of sorts. Horsetail Falls Trail #438 runs behind the falls in hollowed out area.
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Guidebooks that cover this destination
- Day Hike! Columbia Gorge, by Seabury Blair, Jr.
- Afoot and Afield Portland/Vancouver, by Douglas Lorain
- 35 Hiking Trails, Columbia River Gorge, by Don & Roberta Lowe
- Columbia River Gorge, 42 Scenic Hikes, by Don & Roberta Lowe
- Hiking the Columbia River Gorge - 1st and 2nd Editions, by Russ Schneider
- 100 Hikes in Northwest Oregon - 3rd Edition, by William L Sullivan
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