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Upper Chush Falls

Upper Chush Falls, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates44.14290, -121.68468

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • 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
Artworks: 46
  • Sisters Fine Woodworking: 12.7 mi
  • Mountain Bike: 15.2 mi
  • "Chicken": 15.9 mi
  • Coyote: 16.7 mi
  • Milky Way: 17.1 mi
Waterfalls: 25
Springs: 25
  • 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
Nature reserves: 17
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 7
  • 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
Picnic sites: 6
  • 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
Gardens: 5
Historic sites: 4
  • Frank T. Johns: 19.1 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial: 19.2 mi
  • Peace Statue: 19.3 mi
  • Terrence Hardington Foley: 20.7 mi
Museums: 3
Hot springs: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South SisterWSW 237°3,158.5 m5.0 mi
North SisterWNW 291°3,075 m4.6 mi
Middle SisterW 274°3,064 m4.9 mi
Hodge CrestSW 233°3,060 m4.9 mi
Broken TopS 190°2,795.93 m4.2 mi
Mount BachelorS 181°2,764 m11.3 mi
Broken HandS 176°2,556.053 m4.1 mi
Ball ButteS 175°2,467.356 m5.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4119:19
June solstice05:2420:1020:54
September equinox06:5518:2819:06
December solstice07:4015:4416:32

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313338435057656456453630
Precip in1.71.41.30.81.51.00.60.60.61.12.22.5

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs4.73.83.23.511.220.215.411.38.37.87.76.7

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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/1160486764

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