Tumalo Falls
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Tumalo Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,553 m. South Sister stands 3,159 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Double Falls, a waterfall 0.8 miles away. Cascade Lakes passes 3.1 miles off.
The story
Tumalo Falls is a 97-foot (30 m) waterfall on Tumalo Creek, in the Cascade Range west of Bend in the U.S. state of Oregon. Additional waterfalls are upstream along Tumalo Creek and a tributary, Bridge Creek and its Bridge Creek Falls. All of these falls are within the Deschutes National Forest. The origin of the name Tumalo is uncertain. Lewis A. McArthur's Oregon Geographic Names suggests three possible derivations from the Klamath language: temelo (wild plum), temola (ground fog), or tumallowa (icy water).
The landscape surrounding Tumalo Falls reflects millions of years of volcanism and repeated glaciation in the central Cascade Range.
The Bend area has been the site of extensive volcanic activity, with basaltic andesite and other volcanic deposits dominating the regional geology.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q7852478, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 27.1 m
How to reach it
- 3.1 mi off the Cascade Lakes, National
- 17.8 mi off the McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass, National
- 26.7 mi off the Oregon Outback, National
- 25.7 mi off the West Cascades, National
Overlooks nearby
- Vista Butte Sno-Park · 4 mi
- Arlies Rock/North Gateway Information Viewpoint · 7 mi
- Three Sisters Viewpoint · 20 mi
- Windy Point · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bearwallow Butte: 3.2 mi
- Vista Butte: 3.3 mi
- Lomax Butte: 4.0 mi
- Tumalo Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Kapka Butte: 4.4 mi
- Shevlin Park: 9.6 mi
- Shevlin Conservation Easement: 10.1 mi
- Pacific Crest Athletic Fields: 10.1 mi
- Three Pines Park: 10.3 mi
- Discovery Park: 10.4 mi
- Mountain Bike: 6.7 mi
- "Chicken": 7.8 mi
- Coyote: 9.9 mi
- Sunrise Spirit Column: 10.6 mi
- Orb I: 10.6 mi
- Double Falls: 0.8 mi
- Upper Tumalo Falls: 1.6 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 8.2 mi
- Dillon Falls: 9.3 mi
- Upper Chush Falls: 9.5 mi
- Farewell Spring: 1.5 mi
- Jack Pine Spring: 2.4 mi
- Cold Spring: 2.7 mi
- Soda Spring: 6.4 mi
- Kiwa Springs: 7.1 mi
- Cinder Cone Natural Area: 10.7 mi
- Whychus Creek Wild and Scenic River (Scenic Area): 11.3 mi
- Archie Briggs Canyon Natural Area: 12.4 mi
- Riley Ranch Nature Reserve: 12.5 mi
- Simonson Natural Area: 12.9 mi
- Cougar Buttress: 0.9 mi
- Power lines cliff: 5.0 mi
- Tam McArthur Rim: 5.7 mi
- Look Out Point: 10.3 mi
- Lane Plateau: 16.0 mi
- 1904 Miller Family Ranch and Sawmill: 12.2 mi
- Bob the Bend Rock: 13.2 mi
- Lava Lands Visitor Center: 13.5 mi
- Kiwanis club: 17.9 mi
- Little Cultus Lake Boat Ramp: 22.1 mi
- Miller's Landing Community Garden: 12.2 mi
- Franklin's Corner Community Garden: 13.7 mi
- Sisters Community Garden: 18.5 mi
- Petersen Rock Garden: 19.1 mi
- Frank T. Johns: 12.5 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 12.6 mi
- Peace Statue: 12.9 mi
- Terrence Hardington Foley: 14.2 mi
- The High Desert Museum: 12.1 mi
- Deschutes Historical Museum: 12.5 mi
- Sisters Museum: 17.8 mi
- Meadow Day Use Area: 9.4 mi
- Beach Day Use Area: 12.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Tumalo Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Sister | WNW 296° | 3,158.5 m | 11.1 mi |
| North Sister | NW 312° | 3,075 m | 13.7 mi |
| Middle Sister | NW 306° | 3,064 m | 13.4 mi |
| Hodge Crest | WNW 295° | 3,060 m | 10.8 mi |
| Broken Top | WNW 297° | 2,795.93 m | 7.4 mi |
| Mount Bachelor | WSW 238° | 2,764 m | 7.1 mi |
| Broken Hand | WNW 302° | 2,556.053 m | 6.6 mi |
| Ball Butte | WNW 293° | 2,467.356 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:41 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 20:09 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:27 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 15:44 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 37 | 41 | 49 | 55 | 63 | 62 | 55 | 45 | 35 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sunriver, 12 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 25.1 | 25.0 | 24.3 | 28.5 | 42.1 | 32.9 | 17.0 | 13.8 | 15.1 | 17.3 | 24.2 | 25.3 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Bridge Creek Below Intake, Near Bend, OR, under a mile away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/2388478523
Day trips start here
- Bend · 13 mi
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