Waterfall · Oregon

Tamolitch Falls

Tamolitch Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 721 m. Mount Washington stands 2,376 m to the east, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Koosah Falls, a waterfall 2.6 miles away. McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass passes 0.4 miles off.

About

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The Tamolitch Falls, now a seasonal waterfall, once had a constant flow on the McKenzie River in Lane County, Oregon. The site is located in the Willamette National Forest.

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Wikidata Q14709282, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

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Coordinates44.31227, -122.02629

0.4 mi off the McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass, National
0.4 mi off the West Cascades, National
6.8 mi off the Over the Rivers and Through the Woods
23.0 mi off the Cascade Lakes, National

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks

Bunchgrass Mountain: 3.6 mi
Wildcat Mountain: 4.4 mi
Browder Ridge: 5.3 mi
Carpenter Mountain: 6.2 mi
Wolf Rock: 6.4 mi

Parks23

Ray Benson Sno-Park: 10.4 mi
Jeannie B. Harris Wayside: 11.4 mi
H J Andrews Monument: 13.7 mi
Elliot R Corbett II Memorial State Park: 14.1 mi
Hamlin Park: 16.6 mi

Waterfalls21

Koosah Falls: 2.6 mi
Sahalie Falls: 2.9 mi
Proxy Falls: 11.5 mi
Upper Proxy Falls: 11.5 mi
House Rock Falls: 12.0 mi

Springs18

Great Springs: 4.7 mi
Sister Springs: 14.4 mi
Sister Springs: 14.4 mi
Linton Spring: 15.8 mi
Paulina Spring: 18.1 mi

Attractions5

Crockett Lodge: 4.5 mi
Clear Lake Resort: 4.5 mi
Terwilliger (Cougar) Hot Springs: 19.0 mi
Cold springs resort: 21.3 mi
Kiwanis club: 23.5 mi

Cliffs5

Obsidian Cliffs: 13.0 mi
Obsidian Cliffs: 13.1 mi
Lane Plateau: 14.2 mi
Tidbits Wall: 15.2 mi
Tam McArthur Rim: 24.1 mi

Picnic sites4

Olallie Day Use Area: 3.9 mi
Clear Lake Day Use Area: 4.4 mi
Lost Lake Day Use Area: 10.3 mi
McKenzie Bridge Day Use Area: 12.1 mi

Nature reserves4

Hackleman Old-Growth Grove: 6.8 mi
Whychus Creek Wild and Scenic River (Scenic Area): 20.3 mi
Cascadia State Park: 23.1 mi
Indian Ford Meadow Preserve: 24.3 mi

Gardens2

Secret Garden: 8.3 mi
Sisters Community Garden: 24.0 mi

Artworks2

Cougar: 19.0 mi
Sisters Fine Woodworking: 23.7 mi

Hot springs1

Bigelow Hot Spring: 5.3 mi

Museums1

Sisters Museum: 23.7 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Tamolitch Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Mount Washington	E 82°	2,375.611 m	9.4 mi
Black Crater	ESE 103°	2,210 m	14.1 mi
Belknap Crater	ESE 102°	2,094.586 m	9.3 mi
Yapoah Crater	ESE 119°	2,053 m	13.7 mi
Little Belknap	ESE 101°	1,922 m	10.1 mi
Harlow Crater	ESE 110°	1,894.6 m	13.5 mi
Four in One Cone	SE 124°	1,893 m	12.8 mi
Proxy Point	SSE 154°	1,891 m	14.3 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:12	18:42	19:21
June solstice	05:25	20:12	20:56
September equinox	06:56	18:29	19:07
December solstice	07:42	15:45	16:32

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	33	36	40	45	53	59	66	66	60	49	39	33
Precip in	10.4	7.8	8.0	6.2	4.2	2.6	0.6	0.8	2.1	6.0	10.8	12.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belknap Springs 8 N, 2 mi away.

Streamflow

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean cfs	140	124	121	150	147	70.4	15.5	6.2	6.9	22.8	104	148

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Smith River Abv Smith R Resv,nr Belknap Sprngs,or, 2 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Wikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/1889250059

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