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Celestial Falls

Celestial Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 294 m. Lookout Mountain stands 1,991 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is White River Falls, a waterfall less than a tenth of a mile away. Journey Through Time passes 17 miles off. 109 named places lie within 25 miles, 48 of them named summits.

The story

Waterfall in Wasco County, Oregon, United States.

Wikidata Q133823645, matched on coordinates and name (18 m apart).

What the record says

Height
13 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.24254, -121.09661

Overlooks nearby

109 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 48
  • Devils Halfacre: 0.6 mi
  • Tygh Ridge: 3.9 mi
  • Postage Stamp Butte: 6.6 mi
  • Sugarloaf: 10.0 mi
  • Graveyard Butte: 11.6 mi
Springs: 20
  • Bennett Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Stockton Spring: 15.8 mi
  • Junction Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Sunrise Springs: 18.5 mi
  • Three Bear Spring: 18.9 mi
Parks: 8
  • Maupin City Park: 4.9 mi
  • Gravel Pile Park: 11.3 mi
  • Grass Valley City Park: 17.3 mi
  • Dry Hollow Sports Field: 24.1 mi
  • Moro City Park: 24.3 mi
Museums: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 3
Historic sites: 3
Cliffs: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Shaniko Historic Historic Stage Coach Stop: 23.5 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Vogt Fountain: 24.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lookout MountainWNW1,991 m21.9 mi
Badger ButteW1,821 m22.5 mi
Gunsight ButteWNW1,799 m23.2 mi
Palisade PointWNW1,788 m20.6 mi
Flag PointWNW1,722 m18.7 mi
Bonney ButteW1,701 m24.2 mi
Grasshopper PointW1,641 m21.4 mi
Cold PointWNW1,637 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.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs585642582684724445192132124148259480

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge White River Below Tygh Valley, OR, under a mile away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7403935023

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