Upper Chush Falls
Upper Chush Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,703 m. South Sister stands 3,159 m to the west-southwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is The Cascades, a waterfall 0.3 miles away. McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass passes 9.8 miles off.
The story
Upper Chush Falls is a 200-foot (61 m) waterfall on Whychus Creek, in the Cascade Range southwest of Sisters in the U.S. state of Oregon. Chush Falls, a 50-foot (15 m) waterfall, is further downstream on the same creek. Lying between Chush and Upper Chush is a third waterfall, The Cascade. These and several other falls on tributaries in the vicinity are within the Three Sisters Wilderness. The Northwest Waterfall Survey lists the fall's average flow at 40 cubic feet per second (1.1 m3/s). The highest flows occur between May and August. The United States Forest Service maintains the Chush Falls Trail, which runs along the east side of Whychus Creek and ends at an overlook above Chush Falls. From there, although the formal trail does not continue, hikers can follow the creek for about 0.5 miles (0.8 km) to The Cascade. The unofficial trail continues for about another 0.25 miles (0.40 km) and ends at the base of Upper Whychus Falls. A Northwest Forest Pass is required for parking at the trailhead.
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Wikidata Q7898564, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 68 m
How to reach it
- 9.8 mi off the McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass, National
- 8.1 mi off the Cascade Lakes, National
- 18.0 mi off the West Cascades, National
- 24.8 mi off the Over the Rivers and Through the Woods
Overlooks nearby
- Three Sisters Viewpoint · 10 mi
- Windy Point · 11 mi
- Vista Butte Sno-Park · 12 mi
- Arlies Rock/North Gateway Information Viewpoint · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Broken Hand: 4.1 mi
- Broken Top: 4.2 mi
- North Sister: 4.6 mi
- Melvin Butte: 4.7 mi
- Prouty Point: 4.8 mi
- East Portal: 12.1 mi
- Village Green City Park: 12.1 mi
- Barclay Park: 12.2 mi
- Three Sisters Overnight City Park: 12.3 mi
- Creekside City Park: 12.3 mi
- Sisters Fine Woodworking: 12.7 mi
- Mountain Bike: 15.2 mi
- "Chicken": 15.9 mi
- Coyote: 16.7 mi
- Milky Way: 17.1 mi
- The Cascades: 0.3 mi
- Howlaak Falls: 0.4 mi
- Chush Falls: 0.5 mi
- Columnar Canyon Falls: 0.5 mi
- Phoenix Falls: 0.7 mi
- Pole Creek Spring: 3.1 mi
- Black Pine Spring: 5.1 mi
- Black Pine Spring: 5.1 mi
- Melvin Spring: 5.3 mi
- Spruce Spring: 6.2 mi
- Whychus Creek Wild and Scenic River (Scenic Area): 3.2 mi
- Willow Springs Preserve: 14.6 mi
- Indian Ford Meadow Preserve: 14.8 mi
- Camp Polk Meadow Preserve: 15.1 mi
- Aspen Hollow Preserve: 16.3 mi
- Tam McArthur Rim: 3.9 mi
- Lane Plateau: 7.8 mi
- Obsidian Cliffs: 7.9 mi
- Obsidian Cliffs: 8.1 mi
- Cougar Buttress: 10.0 mi
- Kiwanis club: 12.2 mi
- Bob the Bend Rock: 19.8 mi
- 1904 Miller Family Ranch and Sawmill: 21.0 mi
- Cold springs resort: 21.8 mi
- Crockett Lodge: 22.3 mi
- Beach Day Use Area: 13.8 mi
- Meadow Day Use Area: 18.0 mi
- Olallie Day Use Area: 19.3 mi
- Clear Lake Day Use Area: 22.2 mi
- Lost Lake Day Use Area: 23.0 mi
- Sisters Community Garden: 13.0 mi
- Secret Garden: 18.3 mi
- Miller's Landing Community Garden: 19.0 mi
- Franklin's Corner Community Garden: 20.3 mi
- Petersen Rock Garden: 21.3 mi
- Frank T. Johns: 19.1 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 19.2 mi
- Peace Statue: 19.3 mi
- Terrence Hardington Foley: 20.7 mi
- Sisters Museum: 12.3 mi
- Deschutes Historical Museum: 19.2 mi
- The High Desert Museum: 21.0 mi
- Bigelow Hot Spring: 19.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Upper Chush Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Sister | WSW 237° | 3,158.5 m | 5.0 mi |
| North Sister | WNW 291° | 3,075 m | 4.6 mi |
| Middle Sister | W 274° | 3,064 m | 4.9 mi |
| Hodge Crest | SW 233° | 3,060 m | 4.9 mi |
| Broken Top | S 190° | 2,795.93 m | 4.2 mi |
| Mount Bachelor | S 181° | 2,764 m | 11.3 mi |
| Broken Hand | S 176° | 2,556.053 m | 4.1 mi |
| Ball Butte | S 175° | 2,467.356 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:41 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 20:10 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:28 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 15:44 | 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 | 31 | 33 | 38 | 43 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 64 | 56 | 45 | 36 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sisters, 12 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Aug — fullest in Jun, leanest in Mar.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 11.2 | 20.2 | 15.4 | 11.3 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 6.7 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge M F Tumalo Creek Blw Prowell Springs, NR Bend, OR, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/1160486764
Day trips start here
- Bend · 20 mi
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