Jump Falls
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Jump Falls is a waterfall in Idaho, at a modelled elevation of 799 m. Puhitempi Kuaikatete stands 2,051 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Flat Top Butte, a peak 2.0 miles away. Snake River Canyon Scenic Byway passes 7.8 miles off.
60 ft waterfall in rough canyon .25 mile hike with creek crossing. Easy
The story
Jump Creek Falls is a waterfall in Owyhee County in the U.S. state of Idaho, just to the southwest of the city of Marsing.
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Wikidata Q24191549, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 7.8 mi off the Snake River Canyon Scenic Byway
- 18.6 mi off the Western Heritage Historic Byway, National
- 27.4 mi off the Pposed Snake River Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Flat Top Butte: 2.0 mi
- Elephant Butte: 3.8 mi
- Windy Point: 4.4 mi
- French John Hill: 5.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Butte: 6.4 mi
- Marsing Island Park: 7.9 mi
- Lower Dam Recreation Area--Deer Flat NWR: 12.8 mi
- Centennial Park: 13.8 mi
- Mallard Park: 14.1 mi
- Lake Lowell Park: 15.1 mi
- Orma J. Smith Museum of Natural History: 17.3 mi
- Indian Creek Museum: 17.7 mi
- Nampa Train Depot Museum and Interpretive Center: 19.7 mi
- Owyhee Dam Museum: 20.1 mi
- Melba Valley Museum: 21.1 mi
- Meadowlark Spring: 10.7 mi
- Horse Trap Spring: 10.9 mi
- Cow trough: 19.3 mi
- Mud Spring: 20.9 mi
- Snively Hot Springs: 22.4 mi
- Graveyard Rim: 6.7 mi
- Gravelly Point: 13.6 mi
- Coal Bank: 16.9 mi
- The Tongue: 17.6 mi
- The Big Slide: 21.6 mi
- Canyon County Veteran Memorial: 17.8 mi
- Nampa Christian Field: 18.6 mi
- Mill Wheel: 22.0 mi
- Caldwell Veteran's Garden: 17.8 mi
- Tate's Rents: 18.2 mi
- Rose Garden: 20.3 mi
- Snively Hot Springs: 22.3 mi
- Ford Idaho Center: 22.8 mi
- Celebration Park: 23.5 mi
- Givens Hot Springs: 11.7 mi
- Wilson Springs: 18.9 mi
- Jesus Christ: 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Jump Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puhitempi Kuaikatete | S 172° | 2,051 m | 15.0 mi |
| Whiskey Mountain | SSE 164° | 1,868 m | 22.5 mi |
| Salmon Butte | SSE 162° | 1,848 m | 15.1 mi |
| Getaway Mountain | SSE 156° | 1,834.896 m | 12.3 mi |
| Spring Mountain | SSW 206° | 1,828.19 m | 22.2 mi |
| Piute Butte | S 170° | 1,811 m | 11.9 mi |
| Captain Butte | S 180° | 1,794 m | 22.7 mi |
| Flattop Butte | S 183° | 1,773 m | 16.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:52 | 19:22 | 20:00 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:49 | 21:33 |
| September equinox | 07:36 | 19:09 | 19:47 |
| December solstice | 08:18 | 16:28 | 17:15 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 36 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 76 | 73 | 63 | 51 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Homedale 1 SE, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4650045846
Day trips start here
- Nampa · 19 mi
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