Marten Buttes Falls
Marten Buttes Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,001 m. Schreiner Peak stands 1,740 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Marten Buttes, a peak 0.8 miles away. West Cascades passes 3.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 111 m
What to expect
- Seasonal
- Yes
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the West Cascades, National
- 22.2 mi off the Silver Falls
- 25.3 mi off the Over the Rivers and Through the Woods
- 26.1 mi off the McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass, National
Overlooks nearby
- Glen Thomas Site · 18 mi
- North Falls Viewpoint · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Marten Buttes: 0.8 mi
- Dog Tooth Rock: 1.4 mi
- French Creek Ridge: 1.5 mi
- Dome Rock: 1.7 mi
- Boulder Peak: 1.8 mi
- Tumble Falls: 2.3 mi
- Flume Creek Falls: 4.7 mi
- Sawmill Falls: 5.5 mi
- Sullivan Creek Falls: 5.8 mi
- Henline Falls: 8.8 mi
- Ed Rogers Wayside: 6.9 mi
- Salmon Falls County Park: 9.4 mi
- Elkhorn Woods Park: 9.9 mi
- Santiam Horse Camp: 10.7 mi
- Elkhorn Valley Recreation Center: 13.0 mi
- Phantom Natural Bridge: 2.5 mi
- Natural Rock Arch: 3.9 mi
- Jawbone Flats: 4.9 mi
- Three Pools: 7.2 mi
- Bagby Hot Springs: 11.1 mi
- Upper Arm Day Use Area: 3.1 mi
- Detroit Flats Day Use Area: 3.9 mi
- Yellowbottom Day Use Site: 15.6 mi
- Two Rivers Picnic Site: 18.9 mi
- Dogwood Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Blowout Cliff: 6.2 mi
- Palisades: 7.9 mi
- Ann Arbor Hot Springs: 10.5 mi
- Bagby Hot Springs: 11.1 mi
- Jawbone Flats: 5.0 mi
- Packsaddle County Park: 8.6 mi
- The Maples Rest Area: 9.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Marten Buttes Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schreiner Peak | NE 40° | 1,740 m | 11.4 mi |
| Battle Ax Mountain | NE 37° | 1,692 m | 4.4 mi |
| Big Slide Mountain | NE 37° | 1,684 m | 10.1 mi |
| Bull of the Woods | NNE 32° | 1,683 m | 9.0 mi |
| Knob Peak | NE 39° | 1,681 m | 10.9 mi |
| South Dickey Peak | NNE 27° | 1,631 m | 9.7 mi |
| Pansy Mountain | NNE 28° | 1,627 m | 7.9 mi |
| Mount Bruno | SE 128° | 1,616 m | 12.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:43 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 20:14 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:43 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 42 | 45 | 49 | 56 | 61 | 68 | 69 | 63 | 54 | 45 | 40 |
| Precip in | 13.1 | 10.0 | 10.7 | 8.6 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 8.0 | 13.5 | 15.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Detroit DAM, 5 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–May — fullest in Dec, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 861 | 769 | 711 | 788 | 771 | 550 | 270 | 165 | 152 | 252 | 631 | 912 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Breitenbush R Abv French CR NR Detroit, Or., 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5535261957
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