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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. 110 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

110 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
Historic sites: 6
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 4
Artworks: 3
Rest areas: 3
Gardens: 3
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 PeakNNE 32°1,594 m22.9 mi
Blue Creek MountainENE 71°1,475 m15.7 mi
Slate Creek ButteE 84°1,475 m19.5 mi
Trail MountainENE 72°1,470 m23.8 mi
Onion MountainENE 77°1,443 m16.0 mi
Barren ButteENE 65°1,326 m16.0 mi
Bee MountainE 98°1,325 m16.6 mi
Burrill PeakESE 108°1,287 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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