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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 PeakS2,665 m5.0 mi
Maiden PeakENE2,379 m9.0 mi
Cowhorn MountainSSE2,314 m14.0 mi
The TwinsNE2,244 m11.4 mi
Sawtooth MountainS2,225 m14.5 mi
Fuji MountainNNE2,177 m5.0 mi
Mount YoranS2,164 m2.0 mi
Lakeview MountainSE2,151 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 50–80 °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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