Deer Lick Falls
Deer Lick Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 704 m. Garwood Butte stands 2,103 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Black Rock, a peak 2.4 miles away. Rogue-Umpqua passes 11 miles off.
The story
Deer Lick Falls is a small waterfall from the Black Rock fork of the South Umpqua River in Douglas County, Oregon. Access to Deer Lick Falls is from Forest Road 28, approximately 4 miles northeast of South Umpqua Falls.
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Wikidata Q38252057, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 10.9 mi off the Rogue-Umpqua, National
- 18.0 mi off the Myrtle Creek-Canyonville
- 23.6 mi off the Volcanic Legacy, National
Overlooks nearby
- Rogue Gorge chasm · 17 mi
- Rogue Gorge · 17 mi
- Mazama Viewpoint · 18 mi
- Mt Thielson Viewpoint · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Black Rock: 2.4 mi
- Buckhead Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Raven Rock: 4.3 mi
- Flagstone Peak: 4.8 mi
- Quartz Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Yakso Falls: 9.4 mi
- Alkali Falls: 11.6 mi
- Toketee Falls: 11.9 mi
- Watson Falls: 12.4 mi
- Slide Creek Falls: 12.7 mi
- The Jumpoff: 8.1 mi
- Devils Slide: 9.2 mi
- Panther Leap: 11.6 mi
- Flatiron Point: 11.8 mi
- Elephant Head: 12.8 mi
- Buster Spring: 2.7 mi
- Grasshopper Spring: 6.3 mi
- Buzzard Spring: 8.3 mi
- Boundary Springs: 18.3 mi
- Red Cone Spring: 22.1 mi
- Rolling Grounds Camp: 6.9 mi
- Hurryon Camp: 14.3 mi
- Scaredman Creek Recreation Site: 19.5 mi
- Cavitt Creek Park: 23.2 mi
- Richard G Baker Park: 23.3 mi
- Watson Falls Picnic Ground: 12.5 mi
- Emile Creek Recreation Site: 17.5 mi
- Woodruff Bridge Day Use Area: 18.9 mi
- World's Tallest Sugarpine: 13.1 mi
- Natural Bridge: 17.6 mi
- Abbott butte lookout: 12.9 mi
- Umpqua Hot Springs: 16.0 mi
- Union Creek Wayside: 16.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Deer Lick Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garwood Butte | E 86° | 2,103 m | 15.2 mi |
| Fish Mountain | ESE 115° | 2,069 m | 8.8 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | E 101° | 2,026 m | 8.1 mi |
| Weaver Mountain | SE 125° | 1,921 m | 8.1 mi |
| Hershberger Mountain | SE 135° | 1,908 m | 9.1 mi |
| Jackass Mountain | SE 133° | 1,881 m | 8.3 mi |
| Buckneck Mountain | E 101° | 1,878 m | 10.6 mi |
| Black Rock | ENE 70° | 1,877 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:45 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:11 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 15:52 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 39 | 43 | 49 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 41 | 36 |
| Precip in | 6.5 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 6.8 | 8.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Toketee Falls, 12 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 188 | 150 | 156 | 217 | 255 | 169 | 79.4 | 53.1 | 43.3 | 50.5 | 91.0 | 181 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Fish Creek Abv Slipper Creek NR Toketee Falls, OR, 10 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/3606657987
Day trips start here
- Crater Lake National Park · 27 mi
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