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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. Rocky Top stands 1,528 m to the east-southeast, 17 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.

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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: 19
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: 11
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
Rocky TopESE 112°1,528 m17.5 mi
Whetstone MountainE 94°1,514.6 m20.3 mi
Sardine MountainESE 115°1,508 m20.8 mi
Table RockENE 69°1,487 m16.4 mi
Divide ButteENE 62°1,456 m20.6 mi
Sawmill HillSE 130°1,447.19 m18.9 mi
Burnt MountainE 87°1,441 m18.1 mi
Monument PeakSE 131°1,436.827 m19.8 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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