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Trillium Falls

Trillium Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Trillium Falls is a waterfall in California, at a modelled elevation of 126 m. Summit Valley Peak stands 1,594 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Lady Bird Grove, a historic site 1.5 miles away. 107 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Height
3 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.32012, -124.04962
Around it

107 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 41
  • Orick Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Rodgers Peak: 11.0 mi
  • Wedding Rock: 13.7 mi
  • Ceremonial Rock: 13.7 mi
  • Lookout Rock: 13.8 mi
Attractions: 14
  • Elk Viewing: 3.2 mi
  • Prairie Creek Visitor Center: 3.3 mi
  • Big Tree: 4.1 mi
  • Goldbluff beach: 4.1 mi
  • Corkscrew Tree: 4.6 mi
Beaches: 10
  • Redwood Creek Beach: 3.4 mi
  • Gold Bluffs Beach: 5.4 mi
  • Agate Beach: 12.3 mi
  • Hidden Beach: 18.0 mi
  • College Cove North: 18.2 mi
Nature reserves: 9
  • Murrelet State Wilderness: 4.2 mi
  • Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park: 6.2 mi
  • Big Lagoon Forest, East Natural Preserve: 9.7 mi
  • Big Lagoon Forest, West Natural Preserve: 9.9 mi
  • Big Lagoon Forest, South Natural Preserve: 10.4 mi
Parks: 7
  • Big Lagoon County Park: 11.6 mi
  • Yurok Village Discovery Park: 14.6 mi
  • Luffenholtz Beach Access: 19.6 mi
  • Luffenholtz Beach and Topena Point: 19.7 mi
  • Houda Point: 19.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
Historic sites: 5
Picnic sites: 3
Artworks: 3
Gardens: 3
Rest areas: 2
Museums: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • The Portal: 18.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • Cedar Camp Spring: 21.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Trillium Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Summit Valley PeakNNE1,594 m22.9 mi
Blue Creek MountainENE1,475 m15.7 mi
Slate Creek ButteE1,475 m19.5 mi
Trail MountainENE1,470 m23.8 mi
Onion MountainENE1,443 m16.0 mi
Barren ButteENE1,326 m16.0 mi
Bee MountainE1,325 m16.6 mi
Burrill PeakESE1,287 m18.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5219:29
June solstice05:4420:1220:54
September equinox07:0418:3919:15
December solstice07:4016:0616:51

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444647495255585957534844

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orick Prairie Creek Park, 3 mi away.

Streamflow

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–Apr — fullest in Jan, leanest in Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs2,4262,1031,9461,22660124581.836.933.01288462,048

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Redwood C A Orick CA, 1 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

In the park

Inside the official boundary of Redwood National and State Parks. Quietest months by visitation: Dec and Feb; busiest: Jun.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3003930526

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