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Granite Falls

Granite Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Granite Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 835 m. Anderson Butte stands 1,523 m to the south-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Jacksonville Forest Park, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Rogue-Umpqua passes 8.0 miles off.

Intermittent Stream Falls

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Coordinates42.33491, -123.00741

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Britt Gardens County Park: 2.3 mi
  • Creekside Park: 2.5 mi
  • Doc Griffin Park: 2.6 mi
  • Pheasant Meadow Park: 2.9 mi
  • Menteer Memorial Park: 4.6 mi
Attractions: 22
  • Historic Nunan House: 2.3 mi
  • Historic C.C. Beekman House: 2.7 mi
  • Linda Brody Memorial Fountain: 2.7 mi
  • Gold Gulch: 5.4 mi
  • Rogue Valley Model Railroad Club: 6.5 mi
Historic sites: 20
  • Railroad Trestle: 1.0 mi
  • Oregon Fallen War Heroes Memorial: 7.0 mi
  • Hoover-Cooper Building: 7.0 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial Tree: 7.1 mi
  • William L. Barnum, Jr. Memorial Plaza: 7.2 mi
Artworks: 12
  • Rogue River: 6.9 mi
  • Rogue Gallery & Art Center: 7.0 mi
  • River Hawks: 10.8 mi
  • Madronita: 13.7 mi
  • Tree of life: 13.7 mi
Gardens: 11
  • Union Park Community Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Lotus Imports: 8.7 mi
  • Learning Garden: 8.8 mi
  • Memorial rose garden: 8.9 mi
  • Pollenator Garden: 11.0 mi
Museums: 10
Nature reserves: 8
  • Jacksonville Forest Park: 0.6 mi
  • Beebe Woods: 2.5 mi
  • Beekman Woods: 2.7 mi
  • William Mott Memorial Park: 6.9 mi
  • Whetstone Savanna Preserve: 7.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Roxy Ann Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
  • Madrone Ledge Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
  • Madrone: 17.9 mi
  • Seattle Bar Day Use Area: 23.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 3
  • Yellowjacket Spring: 21.2 mi
  • Dutchman Spring: 21.2 mi
  • Sheep Camp Spring: 22.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Granite Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Anderson ButteSSE1,523 m10.8 mi
Point MountainSE1,503 m13.5 mi
Ninemile PeakSW1,466 m15.8 mi
Tallowbox MountainSW1,447 m12.1 mi
Mount BaldySSW1,411 m11.1 mi
Palmer PeakSSW1,399 m15.1 mi
Timber MountainW1,341 m3.2 mi
Burton ButteSSW1,332 m11.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4719:24
June solstice05:3620:1020:53
September equinox07:0018:3419:11
December solstice07:3915:5816:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404448536067757568564539
Precip in2.72.01.81.51.30.70.20.30.51.22.63.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Medford Intl AP, 7 mi away.

Streamflow

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Jan, leanest in Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs4,2584,0973,9073,8813,6952,8351,8241,6121,4431,4022,2313,675

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Rogue River AT Raygold Near Central Point, OR, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8285171330

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