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Deer Creek Falls

Deer Creek Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Deer Creek Falls is a waterfall in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,107 m. Brokeoff Mountain stands 2,814 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Onion Butte, a peak 2.9 miles away.

How to reach it

Coordinates40.20207, -121.51311

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Onion Butte: 2.9 mi
  • Onion Summit: 3.7 mi
  • Colby Mountain: 3.9 mi
  • Humboldt Summit: 4.6 mi
  • Humboldt Peak: 5.6 mi
Springs: 47
Cliffs: 8
Attractions: 7
Waterfalls: 5
  • Lower Deer Creek Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Deadhorse Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Bluff Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Mill Creek Falls: 16.5 mi
  • Kings Creek Falls: 18.2 mi
Picnic sites: 5
Hot springs: 5
Historic sites: 3
  • Fort Maxwell: 16.9 mi
  • Mount Harkness Lookout: 19.4 mi
  • Vehicle: 22.3 mi
Parks: 2
  • Dig It Meadow: 16.4 mi
  • Chester Park: 16.7 mi
Beaches: 2
Museums: 1
  • Chester-Lake Almanor Museum: 16.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Deer Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brokeoff MountainN 352°2,814 m17.0 mi
Mount DillerN 355°2,750 m18.2 mi
Pilot PinnacleN 357°2,672 m18.4 mi
Bumpass MountainN 2°2,664 m17.9 mi
Mount ConardN 2°2,491 m15.7 mi
Diamond PeakN 358°2,429 m17.1 mi
Butt MountainE 81°2,395 m6.8 mi
Red Rock MountainNNW 345°2,299 m18.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:18
June solstice05:3819:5920:40
September equinox06:5418:2919:05
December solstice07:2616:0116:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333538424957636257483933
Precip in8.38.37.64.12.81.10.20.20.52.75.29.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mineral, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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