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Firemans Leap

Firemans Leap, seen from above at true elevation

Firemans Leap is a cliff in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 734 m. Staley Ridge stands 1,887 m to the east-southeast, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Granddad Butte, a peak 1.3 miles away. Rogue-Umpqua passes 9.1 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
734 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.43207, -122.57227

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Granddad Butte: 1.3 mi
  • Reynolds Butte: 2.4 mi
  • Johnson Butte: 3.1 mi
  • Buster Butte: 3.8 mi
  • Pyramid Rock: 3.8 mi
Waterfalls: 21
  • Slide Creek Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Toketee Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Fall Creek Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Upper Trestle Creek Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Watson Falls: 16.0 mi
Parks: 14
  • Scaredman Creek Recreation Site: 10.2 mi
  • Bohemia Saddle County Park: 11.4 mi
  • Sharps Creek Wayside: 17.5 mi
  • Rock Creek Recreation Site: 18.1 mi
  • Rolling Grounds Camp: 19.8 mi
Cliffs: 7
Springs: 7
  • Dome Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Indigo Springs: 16.1 mi
  • Chuckle Springs: 16.3 mi
  • Buster Spring: 21.9 mi
  • Crystal Springs: 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Logger Butte Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
  • Watson Falls Picnic Ground: 15.8 mi
  • Cline-Clark Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
  • Emile Creek Recreation Site: 20.5 mi
  • CT Beach Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
Hot springs: 3
  • Umpqua Hot Springs: 14.0 mi
  • McCredie Hot Springs - South Bank: 23.6 mi
  • McCredie Hot Springs - North Bank: 23.7 mi
Museums: 1
  • Oakridge Museum: 22.5 mi
Attractions: 1
  • the O: 22.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Firemans Leap. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Staley RidgeESE 105°1,886.712 m8.9 mi
Potter MountainESE 111°1,872.082 m12.6 mi
Balm MountainESE 115°1,845 m8.4 mi
McLean MountainE 85°1,829 m14.3 mi
Rigdon PointE 94°1,828 m12.6 mi
Bohemia MountainNNW 337°1,817 m10.7 mi
Fairview PeakNNW 339°1,808 m11.4 mi
Warner MountainNE 53°1,744.4 m12.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4519:23
June solstice05:3020:1220:55
September equinox06:5818:3219:09
December solstice07:4115:5116:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363943495662696861504136
Precip in6.54.85.44.73.32.00.70.71.53.86.88.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Toketee Falls, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357309292

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