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North Falls

North Falls, seen from above at true elevation

North Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 436 m. Whetstone Mountain stands 1,515 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper North Falls, a waterfall 0.4 miles away. Silver Falls runs past it.

About

The story

North Falls is a waterfall located in the Silver Falls State Park at the east end of the city of Salem, in Marion County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is located in a privileged area on the west foothills where Mount Hood National Forest meets with the Middle Santiam Wilderness. Several prominent waterfalls are located in the Park along Trail of Ten Falls: South Falls, Drake Falls, Lower South Falls, and Winter Falls—among others.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q38212495, matched on coordinates and name (40 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Height
41 m
Width
4 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.88480, -122.62218

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Blacktail: 4.5 mi
  • Silverton Hills: 5.1 mi
  • Tietz Hill: 5.6 mi
  • Little Green Mountain: 5.9 mi
  • Buck Point: 5.9 mi
Parks
  • North Fork County Park: 6.7 mi
  • Lyons Mehama County Park: 6.7 mi
  • John Neal Memorial County Park: 7.5 mi
  • North Santiam State Park: 8.3 mi
  • Church Park: 9.0 mi
Waterfalls: 23
Artworks: 23
  • Molalla StoryWalk MRA Route Start: 17.1 mi
  • Molalla StoryWalk Library Route Start: 18.0 mi
  • Molalla StoryWalk Downtown Route Start: 18.4 mi
  • CCC Statue: 19.2 mi
  • Hamish: 20.2 mi
Museums: 18
Attractions: 15
  • Fee station: 1.6 mi
  • Silver Falls Campground Amphetheater: 1.8 mi
  • Wildlife-viewing blind: 2.0 mi
  • Crooked Finger OHV Area: 4.3 mi
  • Three Pools: 15.6 mi
Historic sites: 15
  • Bobbie the Wonder Dog: 11.4 mi
  • Scio Vetrans Memorial: 16.7 mi
  • 1245 Mill Street Section Houses: 20.1 mi
  • Column Segments from Second Oregon Capitol: 20.2 mi
  • Rev. Jason Lee: 20.3 mi
Nature reserves: 12
Gardens: 8
Picnic sites: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 2
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 2
Beaches: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of North Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whetstone MountainE1,515 m20.3 mi
Sardine MountainESE1,508 m20.8 mi
Table RockENE1,487 m16.4 mi
Divide ButteENE1,456 m20.6 mi
Sawmill HillSE1,447 m18.9 mi
Burnt MountainE1,441 m18.1 mi
Monument PeakSE1,437 m19.8 mi
Tumble RockESE1,430 m21.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4419:23
June solstice05:2520:1621:01
September equinox06:5818:3119:10
December solstice07:4615:4416:33

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F383942465257636358494237
Precip in8.88.48.16.44.43.00.70.82.35.59.411.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Silver Creek Falls, 2 mi away.

Streamflow

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs5,4924,3553,7333,8063,8332,6761,3441,0611,5452,5184,9215,620

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge North Santiam River AT Mehama, OR, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3455092053

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