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Duwee Falls

Duwee Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Duwee Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,819 m. Mount Scott stands 2,636 m to the east-northeast, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Goodbye Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.4 miles away. Volcanic Legacy runs past it.

The story

Duwee Falls is a steep tiered waterfall on Munson Creek, a tributary of the Klamath River, that plunges into a gaping canyon within the Crater Lake National Park in the U.S. state of Oregon. The waterfall is notable for its main drop of 100 feet (30 m) which makes it the highest plunge waterfall in Crater Lake Park.

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Wikidata Q38252250, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Height
30 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.86455, -122.14726

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 27
Attractions: 27
  • Natural Bridge: 16.2 mi
  • Mopac Caboose: 24.8 mi
  • CABOOSE WEYCO #2: 24.8 mi
  • LOGGING FLAT CAR WX: 24.8 mi
  • LOGGING FLAT CAR WX #59919: 24.8 mi
Springs: 26
Waterfalls: 15
Parks: 14
Picnic sites: 8
  • Goodbye Picnic Area: 0.4 mi
  • Goodbye Picnic Area: 0.5 mi
  • Lodgepole Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
  • Vidae Falls Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
  • Annie Falls (and Udo's): 3.6 mi
Historic sites: 3
Museums: 2
  • Crater Lake Lodge History: 3.2 mi
  • Collier State Park Logging Museum: 20.4 mi
Artworks: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Union Creek Wayside: 15.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Duwee Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ScottENE 59°2,636 m7.8 mi
Garfield PeakNNE 24°2,454 m3.0 mi
Llao RockN 5°2,453 m7.5 mi
Applegate PeakNE 41°2,450 m3.2 mi
CloudcapNE 49°2,444 m7.1 mi
The WatchmanNNW 347°2,442 m5.6 mi
Hillman PeakN 350°2,433 m6.1 mi
Union PeakWSW 239°2,315 m4.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4419:21
June solstice05:3120:0820:52
September equinox06:5718:3019:08
December solstice07:3715:5216:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jul–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272628323945555550403126
Precip in10.17.57.86.23.62.30.80.81.94.89.611.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crater Lake NPS HQ, 2 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Crater Lake National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Jul.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/2313760446

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