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Lower Ruckel Creek Falls

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Elevation, modelled
46 m
Tallest summit within 13.4 miles
Mount Defiance1,504 m · 9.5 mi
Nearest byway
JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD0.5 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:01local time
Coordinates
45.6450, -121.9188

Lower Ruckel Creek Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled 46 m. Mount Defiance stands 1,504 m to the east, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Raines, a historic site 0.6 miles away. JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD passes 0.5 miles off.

natural watercourse in Hood River County, Oregon, United States of America

Wikidata Q49936300, matched on coordinates and name (342 m apart).

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Lower Ruckel Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DefianceE 89°1,504 m9.5 mi
Indian MountainSSE 147°1,491 m8.0 mi
Green Point MountainE 101°1,443.8 m7.3 mi
Buck PeakSSE 164°1,443 m10.5 mi
Chinidere MountainSE 128°1,416 m6.6 mi
Preachers PeakSSE 161°1,389 m12.6 mi
Tomlike MountainESE 114°1,387 m6.2 mi
Table MountainS 172°1,383.8 m9.2 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4119:20
June solstice05:1920:1521:01
September equinox06:5518:2819:07
December solstice07:4615:3716:27

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

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