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Lemolo Falls

Lemolo Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Lemolo Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,118 m. Mount Thielsen stands 2,799 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Basket Butte, a peak 1.3 miles away. Rogue-Umpqua passes 6.2 miles off.

What the record says

Height
50.3 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.34580, -122.22020

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Basket Butte: 1.3 mi
  • Kelsay Mountain: 1.8 mi
  • Bunker Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Birds Point: 2.5 mi
  • Elephant Mountain: 3.2 mi
Waterfalls: 12
Springs: 10
  • Crystal Springs: 4.6 mi
  • Chuckle Springs: 9.6 mi
  • Indigo Springs: 10.7 mi
  • Dome Spring: 11.8 mi
  • Cold Spring: 17.0 mi
Cliffs: 8
Picnic sites: 7
  • Watson Falls Picnic Ground: 11.1 mi
  • Tandy Bay Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
  • Tranquil Cove Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
  • Digit Point Day Use Area/Boat Lauch: 15.3 mi
  • Logger Butte Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
Parks: 2
  • Rolling Grounds Camp: 17.3 mi
  • Hurryon Camp: 21.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Beaver Marsh Rest Area - Southbound: 24.8 mi
  • Beaver Marsh Rest Area - Northbound: 24.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Umpqua Hot Springs: 8.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Lemolo Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ThielsenSSE2,799 m15.4 mi
Diamond PeakNNE2,665 m12.6 mi
Mount BaileyS2,551 m13.2 mi
Howlock MountainSE2,546 m14.0 mi
Tipsoo PeakSE2,440 m12.7 mi
Cowhorn MountainENE2,314 m9.2 mi
Miller MountainESE2,287 m13.7 mi
Burn ButteE2,273 m14.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4419:21
June solstice05:2920:1020:54
September equinox06:5718:3019:08
December solstice07:3915:5016:37

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333537415056646358473832
Precip in10.06.87.26.04.02.40.80.71.95.09.411.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lemolo Lake 3 NNW, under a mile away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs10187.081.794.416020415413712012484.294.6

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge N.umpqua R Blw Warm Springs CK NR Toketee Falls,or, 2 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3608651680

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