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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: 13
Springs: 11
  • 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 ThielsenSSE 150°2,799.4 m15.4 mi
Diamond PeakNNE 16°2,665.2 m12.6 mi
Mount BaileyS 180°2,550.6 m13.2 mi
Howlock MountainSE 139°2,546.299 m14.0 mi
Tipsoo PeakSE 134°2,440 m12.7 mi
Cowhorn MountainENE 66°2,314 m9.2 mi
Miller MountainESE 115°2,287 m13.7 mi
Burn ButteE 100°2,273 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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