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Lower White River Falls

Lower White River Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Lower White River Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 267 m. Lookout Mountain stands 1,991 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is White River Falls State Park, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Journey Through Time passes 16 miles off. 110 named places lie within 25 miles, 48 of them named summits.

What the record says

Height
6 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.24091, -121.09351

Overlooks nearby

110 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 48
  • Devils Halfacre: 0.6 mi
  • Tygh Ridge: 4.0 mi
  • Postage Stamp Butte: 6.8 mi
  • Sugarloaf: 9.8 mi
  • Graveyard Butte: 11.7 mi
Springs: 22
  • Bennett Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Stockton Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Junction Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Sunrise Springs: 18.7 mi
  • Sunrise Springs: 18.7 mi
Parks: 8
  • Maupin City Park: 4.7 mi
  • Gravel Pile Park: 11.2 mi
  • Grass Valley City Park: 17.3 mi
  • Dry Hollow Sports Field: 24.2 mi
  • Moro City Park: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 3
Historic sites: 3
Museums: 3
  • Wamic Historical Museum: 8.6 mi
  • Dufur Historical Society: 14.7 mi
  • Sherman County Historical Museum: 24.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Shaniko Historic Historic Stage Coach Stop: 23.3 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Vogt Fountain: 24.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lower White River Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lookout MountainWNW 289°1,991 m22.1 mi
Badger ButteW 280°1,821 m22.6 mi
Gunsight ButteWNW 283°1,799 m23.3 mi
Palisade PointWNW 288°1,788 m20.7 mi
Flag PointWNW 286°1,722 m18.9 mi
Bonney ButteW 274°1,701 m24.3 mi
Grasshopper PointW 272°1,641 m21.5 mi
Cold PointWNW 290°1,637 m19.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3819:17
June solstice05:1720:1120:56
September equinox06:5218:2519:04
December solstice07:4115:3616:25

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343844495762706962513933
Precip in1.91.51.21.11.10.60.30.20.41.21.72.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dufur, 15 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs585642582684724445192132124148259480

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge White River Below Tygh Valley, OR, under a mile 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/7403935093

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