Ice Falls
Ice Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 2,314 m. Sacajawea Peak stands 3,000 m to the west-northwest, 1.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Craig Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Hells Canyon passes 8.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 146.3 m
How to reach it
- 8.5 mi off the Hells Canyon, National
- 21.6 mi off the Grande Tour
- 24.7 mi off the Hells Canyon Scenic Byway
- 26.5 mi off the Hells Canyon (Spur), National
Overlooks nearby
- Royal Purple Overlook · 4 mi
- Summit Overlook · 5 mi
- Highlands Overlook · 5 mi
- Valley Overlook · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Craig Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Hurwal Divide Southwest: 0.9 mi
- Razzberry Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Rogue Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Sacajawea-Matterhorn Ridge: 1.6 mi
- Miner Spring: 9.9 mi
- Cold Spring: 11.1 mi
- Huckleberry Spring: 17.7 mi
- Standley Spring: 18.4 mi
- Yew Spring: 19.1 mi
- Garden Walk Bronze Monument: 8.5 mi
- Running Raiders Bronze Monument: 8.6 mi
- Chief Joseph Bronze Monument: 8.6 mi
- Attitude Adjustment Bronze Monument: 8.6 mi
- He Who Thinks He's Invisible Bronze Monument: 8.6 mi
- Wallowa Lake State Park: 4.5 mi
- Wallowa Lake County Park Public Beach: 7.5 mi
- Wayside Springs Forest Camp: 13.4 mi
- Enterprise City Park: 13.4 mi
- Chief Joseph Monument: 13.4 mi
- BC Creek Falls: 3.3 mi
- Wallowa Falls: 3.4 mi
- Slick Rock Creek Falls: 3.9 mi
- Hunter Falls: 9.9 mi
- Minam Falls: 15.7 mi
- Little Alps Day Use Area: 3.5 mi
- Riverside Day Use Area: 4.4 mi
- Railrider Cycling Joseph Branch: 8.8 mi
- Wallowa County Museum: 8.4 mi
- Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center: 8.6 mi
- Wallowology Natural History Discovery Center: 8.9 mi
- Granite Cliff: 11.0 mi
- Deadman Point: 12.0 mi
- Wades Point: 17.8 mi
- All Around Cowboy: 8.6 mi
- Eagle: 13.5 mi
- Alder: 11.7 mi
- Cornucopia: 15.7 mi
- Pole Bridge Picknick Area: 13.4 mi
- Halfway Picnic Area: 25.0 mi
- Catherine Creek State Park: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Ice Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sacajawea Peak | WNW 304° | 3,000 m | 1.8 mi |
| Hurwal Divide | N 357° | 2,980 m | 2.0 mi |
| Sacajawea-Matterhorn Ridge | WNW 286° | 2,979 m | 1.6 mi |
| Matterhorn | W 263° | 2,975 m | 1.8 mi |
| Aneroid Mountain | ESE 114° | 2,959 m | 4.7 mi |
| Twin Peaks | NW 322° | 2,950 m | 6.5 mi |
| Point Joseph | N 1° | 2,933 m | 3.8 mi |
| Petes Point | SE 144° | 2,932 m | 3.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:23 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:02 | 19:56 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:09 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:21 | 16:10 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 36 | 41 | 50 | 56 | 64 | 65 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Joseph, 8 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Jul — fullest in Jun, leanest in Feb.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 20.5 | 49.1 | 32.3 | 10.6 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 4.8 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge East Fork Wallowa River Near Joseph, OR, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5535205847
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