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Butte Falls

Butte Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Butte Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 718 m. Mount McLoughlin stands 2,895 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Fredenburg Butte, a peak 2.7 miles away. Rogue-Umpqua passes 9.2 miles off.

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The story

Butte Falls is a waterfall located near the town of Butte Falls in Jackson County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It totals 15 feet (4.6 m) tall in one wide cascade and is runnable by whitewater kayak on the right side shooting into a large bowl. In the past, the waterfall was the site of a water-driven sawmill that led to the town of Butte Falls.

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Wikidata Q29700640, linked from the OpenStreetMap record's article tag.

The record

What the record says

Height
4.6 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.54535, -122.56236

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Springs: 14
Waterfalls: 9
  • Rumley falls: 9.8 mi
  • Mill Creek Falls: 13.9 mi
  • Seven Lakes Falls: 19.5 mi
  • Ranger Falls: 19.7 mi
  • Bailey Falls: 19.8 mi
Attractions: 9
  • McGregor Park: 10.2 mi
  • Neville-Nye Memorial Grove: 13.2 mi
  • Brown mtn trail no 1005 Trailhead: 18.2 mi
  • Rogue Valley Model Railroad Club: 21.2 mi
  • Southern Oregon Historical Society: 21.8 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • Walch Wayside Memorial: 11.4 mi
  • All Unknown Veterans Memorial: 12.8 mi
  • 1st Marine Divisions of all Wars Memorial: 12.8 mi
  • Old washing machine: 17.2 mi
  • Dunlop Ranch Cabin: 17.3 mi
Cliffs: 8
Gardens: 8
Picnic sites: 5
  • Roxy Ann Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
  • Madrone Ledge Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
  • E: 17.9 mi
  • Rainbow Bay Day Use Area: 21.4 mi
  • Woodruff Bridge Day Use Area: 22.0 mi
Museums: 5
Nature reserves: 4
  • Agate Desert Preserve: 18.6 mi
  • Sharon Fen Preserve: 19.6 mi
  • Whetstone Savanna Preserve: 19.9 mi
  • William Mott Memorial Park: 20.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Rogue Gallery & Art Center: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Butte Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount McLoughlinESE 119°2,895 m14.4 mi
Máalsi TipESE 121°2,318 m13.9 mi
JupiterENE 68°2,256 m17.8 mi
VenusENE 67°2,229.6 m17.9 mi
Wilámxa TipESE 119°2,157 m13.3 mi
Smith RockE 91°1,994 m13.8 mi
Cat HillE 96°1,942 m13.5 mi
Rustler PeakENE 65°1,892 m12.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:23
June solstice05:3420:0920:52
September equinox06:5818:3219:09
December solstice07:3815:5516:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404346505863717165544439
Precip in4.93.43.52.92.01.10.40.30.82.34.86.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lost Creek DAM, 11 mi away.

Streamflow

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–Apr — fullest in Mar, leanest in Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs42041243633821411868.858.962.7113153339

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Big Butte Creek Near Mcleod, OR, 10 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipedia

OpenStreetMap element node/12312315276

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