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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
Getting there

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Coordinates44.93323, -123.85069

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

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
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
Nature reserves: 22
  • 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: 6
  • Sand Point Beach: 7.6 mi
  • Neskowin Beach: 13.4 mi
  • Kiwanda Beach: 15.4 mi
  • Beverly Beach: 17.5 mi
  • Kiwanda Beach: 18.5 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 22.5 miles of Drift Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Laurel MountainE 93°1,094 m13.6 mi
Sugarloaf MountainESE 105°1,051.56 m8.9 mi
Saddle Bag MountainNE 41°1,032 m5.4 mi
Fanno PeakESE 114°1,015.898 m11.1 mi
Riley PeakESE 105°1,004 m12.3 mi
Bald MountainESE 122°980 m17.7 mi
Mount HeboNNE 17°972.312 m20.7 mi
Main PointNNE 13°966 m19.9 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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