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Drift Creek Falls

Drift Creek Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Drift Creek Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 198 m. Laurel Mountain stands 1,094 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Drift Creek Falls Bridge, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Pacific Coast passes 7.7 miles off.

About

The story

Drift Creek Falls is a waterfall formed west of Valley of the Giants, east side of the city of Lincoln City in Lincoln County, Oregon. Access to Drift Creek Falls is located along a trail constructed by the Forest Service in the 1990s and features a 240 foot long suspension bridge crossing Drift Creek.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q38251126, matched on coordinates and name (17 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Height
23 m
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Coordinates44.93323, -123.85069

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ichwhit (Bear) Park: 5.5 mi
  • Drift Creek County Park: 6.5 mi
  • East Devils Lake State Park: 7.5 mi
  • Sand Point Park: 7.6 mi
  • Regatta Park: 7.8 mi
Peaks
  • Diamond Peak: 1.4 mi
  • Cougar Mountain: 1.6 mi
  • Deadwood Mountain: 2.8 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 3.7 mi
  • Rocky Point: 4.1 mi
Nature reserves: 20
  • Valley of the Giants: 6.8 mi
  • Seid Creek Open Space: 7.8 mi
  • Spyglass Ridge Open Space: 8.0 mi
  • Friends of Wildwoods Open Space: 8.1 mi
  • Spring Lake Open Space: 8.1 mi
Artworks: 14
Attractions: 12
Historic sites: 12
Museums: 8
  • North Lincoln County Historical Museum: 8.1 mi
  • Whale Research EcoExcursions: 13.4 mi
  • Chachalu Museum & Cultural Center: 14.8 mi
  • Willamina Historical Museum: 20.6 mi
  • Toledo Centennial History Center: 21.9 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Sand Point Beach: 7.6 mi
  • Neskowin Beach: 13.4 mi
  • Kiwanda Beach: 15.4 mi
  • Beverly Beach: 17.5 mi
  • Moolack Beach: 19.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Gardens: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Rest areas: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Cascade Head Interpretive Wayside: 8.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Devil's Punchbowl: 16.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Drift Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Laurel MountainE1,094 m13.6 mi
Sugarloaf MountainESE1,052 m8.9 mi
Saddle Bag MountainNE1,032 m5.4 mi
Fanno PeakESE1,016 m11.1 mi
Riley PeakESE1,004 m12.3 mi
Mount HeboNNE972 m20.7 mi
Main PointNNE966 m19.9 mi
South PointNNE958 m19.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:4919:28
June solstice05:3020:2121:06
September equinox07:0318:3619:15
December solstice07:5115:4916:37

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434547505457616260534742
Precip in14.610.510.88.24.73.50.91.43.48.514.115.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Otis 2 NE, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6191267294

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