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Fall Creek Falls

Fall Creek Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Fall Creek Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,506 m. Diamond Peak stands 2,665 m to the south, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Diamond Creek Falls, a waterfall 1.1 miles away. Cascade Lakes passes 14 miles off.

What the record says

Height
48.8 m
Width
24.4 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.59222, -122.13876

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Mount Yoran: 2.0 mi
  • Pinto Mountain: 2.4 mi
  • Hemlock Butte: 3.3 mi
  • Judd Mountain: 3.6 mi
  • Mount David Douglas: 4.4 mi
Picnic sites: 8
Springs: 8
  • Indigo Springs: 9.1 mi
  • Chuckle Springs: 9.6 mi
  • Cold Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Cottonwood Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Dome Spring: 16.7 mi
Waterfalls: 7
Hot springs: 3
  • McCredie Hot Springs - South Bank: 10.8 mi
  • McCredie Hot Springs - North Bank: 10.8 mi
  • Umpqua Hot Springs: 23.3 mi
Parks: 3
  • Greenwaters Park: 18.7 mi
  • Salmon Creek Park: 18.9 mi
  • Osprey Park: 20.4 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Little Cultus Lake Boat Ramp: 19.7 mi
  • the O: 19.7 mi
  • Constitution Grove: 19.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
Museums: 1
  • Oakridge Museum: 19.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Fall Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond PeakS 186°2,665.2 m5.0 mi
Maiden PeakENE 75°2,379 m9.0 mi
Cowhorn MountainSSE 162°2,314 m14.0 mi
The TwinsNE 46°2,244 m11.4 mi
Sawtooth MountainS 173°2,225.3 m14.5 mi
Fuji MountainNNE 21°2,177 m5.0 mi
Mount YoranS 174°2,164 m2.0 mi
Lakeview MountainSE 129°2,151 m6.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4319:21
June solstice05:2820:1020:54
September equinox06:5718:3019:08
December solstice07:3915:4816:35

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F282933374551595852433327
Precip in5.74.73.31.91.81.00.50.41.02.64.76.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Odell Lake-east, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3414409995

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