Diamond Creek Falls
Diamond Creek Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,263 m. Diamond Peak stands 2,665 m to the south, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Salt Creek Falls, a waterfall 0.8 miles away. Cascade Lakes passes 14 miles off.
The story
Diamond Creek Falls is a waterfall formed along Gibson Canyon on the north end of Willamette National Forest, east side of the city of Oakridge in Lane County, Oregon. Access to Diamond Creek Falls is located along Oregon Route 58 through trail paths that lead down to the stream and the base of the waterfall.
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Wikidata Q38251108, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 36.6 m
- Width
- 25.9 m
How to reach it
- 14.4 mi off the Cascade Lakes, National
- 18.4 mi off the West Cascades, National
- 24.1 mi off the Rogue-Umpqua, National
Overlooks nearby
- Diamond Lake Viewpoint · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pinto Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Judd Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Mount Yoran: 3.1 mi
- Mount David Douglas: 3.3 mi
- Hemlock Butte: 3.7 mi
- Salt Creek Falls Observation Site & Picnic Area: 0.8 mi
- Gold Lake Day Use Area: 5.0 mi
- Logger Butte Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
- Tranquil Cove Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- Tandy Bay Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
- Indigo Springs: 9.7 mi
- Chuckle Springs: 10.3 mi
- Cold Spring: 10.7 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 12.5 mi
- Warm Springs: 16.2 mi
- Salt Creek Falls: 0.8 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 1.1 mi
- Lillian Falls: 6.8 mi
- Salmon Creek Falls: 15.7 mi
- Warm Springs Falls: 18.0 mi
- McCredie Hot Springs - South Bank: 9.9 mi
- McCredie Hot Springs - North Bank: 9.9 mi
- Umpqua Hot Springs: 24.1 mi
- Greenwaters Park: 18.0 mi
- Salmon Creek Park: 18.1 mi
- Osprey Park: 19.6 mi
- Constitution Grove: 18.9 mi
- the O: 19.0 mi
- Little Cultus Lake Boat Ramp: 19.1 mi
- Burley Bluff: 5.3 mi
- Firemans Leap: 24.6 mi
- Oakridge Museum: 18.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Diamond Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Peak | S 183° | 2,665.2 m | 6.0 mi |
| Maiden Peak | E 81° | 2,379 m | 9.0 mi |
| Cowhorn Mountain | SSE 162° | 2,314 m | 15.0 mi |
| The Twins | NE 51° | 2,244 m | 10.9 mi |
| Sawtooth Mountain | S 172° | 2,225.3 m | 15.6 mi |
| Fuji Mountain | NNE 29° | 2,177 m | 4.1 mi |
| Mount Yoran | S 171° | 2,164 m | 3.1 mi |
| Lakeview Mountain | SE 134° | 2,151 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:43 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 20:10 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:30 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 15:48 | 16:35 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 29 | 33 | 37 | 45 | 51 | 59 | 58 | 52 | 43 | 33 | 27 |
| Precip in | 5.7 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Odell Lake-east, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/3414409994
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