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Hewett Falls

Hewett Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Hewett Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 232 m. Bear Mountain stands 931 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Golden and Silver Falls State Park, a park 2.1 miles away. Umpqua River passes 13 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Height
24.4 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.45507, -123.91938

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Golden and Silver Falls State Park: 2.1 mi
  • Millicoma Myrtle Grove State Park: 3.9 mi
  • Nesika County Park: 4.0 mi
  • R Higgins Park Boat Ramp: 8.0 mi
  • East Shore Loon Lake Recreation Site: 10.4 mi
Peaks: 50
  • Taylor Butte: 3.3 mi
  • Vaughn Point: 4.5 mi
  • Ivers Peak: 4.9 mi
  • Elk Peak: 5.9 mi
  • McKeever Mountain: 6.1 mi
Museums: 8
Nature reserves: 7
Historic sites: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Golden Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Silver Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Devil's Staircase: 19.1 mi
Beaches: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Speedway: 20.5 mi
  • Interpretive Center: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Sandtracks Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Lost at Sea: 21.7 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Harvest Moon Garden: 23.5 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hewett Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bear MountainSE931 m22.8 mi
Buzzard RockSE931 m24.0 mi
Tyee MountainE809 m22.6 mi
Kelly ButteESE775 m9.6 mi
Old BlueENE774 m13.1 mi
Green ButteESE772 m20.2 mi
Coos MountainS760 m12.3 mi
Eagle RockSE748 m24.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5019:28
June solstice05:3620:1721:01
September equinox07:0418:3719:15
December solstice07:4615:5616:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F474849505457606059555047
Precip in9.47.07.55.42.91.50.40.41.54.28.310.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5394085962

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