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Marten Buttes Falls

Marten Buttes Falls, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates44.77517, -122.19353

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Marten Buttes: 0.8 mi
  • Marten Buttes: 1.1 mi
  • Dog Tooth Rock: 1.4 mi
  • French Creek Ridge: 1.5 mi
  • Dome Rock: 1.7 mi
Waterfalls: 22
  • 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
Parks: 13
  • 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
Attractions: 10
  • Phantom Natural Bridge: 2.5 mi
  • Natural Rock Arch: 3.9 mi
  • Jawbone Flats: 4.9 mi
  • Three Pools: 7.2 mi
  • Breitenbush Hot Springs Parking: 10.5 mi
Picnic sites: 5
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Packsaddle County Park: 8.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • The Maples Rest Area: 9.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Marten Buttes Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Schreiner PeakNE 40°1,740 m11.4 mi
Battle Ax MountainNE 37°1,692 m4.4 mi
Big Slide MountainNE 37°1,684 m10.1 mi
Bull of the WoodsNNE 32°1,683 m9.0 mi
Knob PeakNE 39°1,681 m10.9 mi
South Dickey PeakNNE 27°1,631 m9.7 mi
Pansy MountainNNE 28°1,627.327 m7.9 mi
Mother Lode MountainNNE 31°1,601.724 m7.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4319:21
June solstice05:2420:1420:59
September equinox06:5718:2919:08
December solstice07:4415:4316:31

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404245495661686963544540
Precip in13.110.010.78.66.03.80.70.92.88.013.515.4

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs861769711788771550270165152252631912

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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5535261957

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