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White River Falls State Park

White River Falls State Park from directly overhead

White River Falls State Park is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 324 m. Lookout Mountain stands 1,991 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Celestial Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. Journey Through Time passes 17 miles off. 114 named places lie within 25 miles, 49 of them named summits.

What to expect

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How to reach it

Coordinates45.24166, -121.09619

Overlooks nearby

114 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 49
  • Devils Halfacre: 0.6 mi
  • Tygh Ridge: 4.0 mi
  • Postage Stamp Butte: 6.7 mi
  • Sugarloaf: 9.9 mi
  • Graveyard Butte: 11.6 mi
Springs: 23
  • Bennett Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Stockton Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Junction Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Sunrise Springs: 18.6 mi
  • Sunrise Springs: 18.6 mi
Parks: 8
  • Maupin City Park: 4.8 mi
  • Gravel Pile Park: 11.3 mi
  • Grass Valley City Park: 17.3 mi
  • Dry Hollow Sports Field: 24.2 mi
  • Moro City Park: 24.3 mi
Museums: 5
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Historic sites: 3
Cliffs: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Shaniko Historic Historic Stage Coach Stop: 23.5 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Vogt Fountain: 24.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of White River Falls State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lookout MountainWNW 289°1,991 m21.9 mi
Badger ButteW 279°1,821 m22.5 mi
Gunsight ButteWNW 283°1,799 m23.2 mi
Palisade PointWNW 288°1,788 m20.6 mi
Flag PointWNW 286°1,722 m18.8 mi
Bonney ButteW 274°1,701 m24.2 mi
Grasshopper PointW 272°1,641 m21.4 mi
Cold PointWNW 290°1,637 m19.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3819:17
June solstice05:1720:1120:56
September equinox06:5218:2519:04
December solstice07:4115:3616:25

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343844495762706962513933
Precip in1.91.51.21.11.10.60.30.20.41.21.72.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dufur, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/100482922

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