Watson Falls
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Watson Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 994 m. Mount Bailey stands 2,551 m to the southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Watson Falls Picnic Ground, a picnic site 0.3 miles away. Rogue-Umpqua passes 0.4 miles off.
The story
Watson Falls is a 272-foot (83 m) waterfall on Watson Creek, a tributary of the Clearwater River, in Douglas County in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is located at an elevation of 3,353 feet (1,022 m).
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q10843114, matched on coordinates and name (77 m apart).
What the record says
- Height
- 89 m
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Rogue-Umpqua, National
- 17.4 mi off the Volcanic Legacy, National
- 29.6 mi off the Cascade Lakes, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mazama Viewpoint · 13 mi
- Diamond Lake Viewpoint · 14 mi
- Mt Thielson Viewpoint · 15 mi
- Merriam Point · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pig Iron Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Trap Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Camel Hump: 5.9 mi
- Thorn Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Mud Lake Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Toketee Falls: 2.6 mi
- Slide Creek Falls: 5.4 mi
- Clearwater Falls: 8.2 mi
- Warm Springs Falls: 10.9 mi
- Lemolo Falls: 11.2 mi
- The Jumpoff: 4.6 mi
- Flatiron Point: 4.7 mi
- Devils Slide: 10.9 mi
- Devils Stairway: 11.0 mi
- Panther Leap: 11.9 mi
- Buzzard Spring: 9.4 mi
- Buster Spring: 11.1 mi
- Crystal Springs: 13.5 mi
- Grasshopper Spring: 14.1 mi
- Dome Spring: 14.4 mi
- Watson Falls Picnic Ground: 0.3 mi
- Digit Point Day Use Area/Boat Lauch: 21.4 mi
- Logger Butte Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
- Tandy Bay Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
- Tranquil Cove Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
- Rolling Grounds Camp: 6.4 mi
- Hurryon Camp: 14.1 mi
- Scaredman Creek Recreation Site: 20.9 mi
- Natural Bridge: 24.6 mi
- World's Tallest Sugarpine: 25.0 mi
- Umpqua Hot Springs: 4.0 mi
- Abbott butte lookout: 22.1 mi
- Union Creek Wayside: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Watson Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Bailey | SE 125° | 2,550.6 m | 10.5 mi |
| Garwood Butte | SE 140° | 2,103 m | 8.7 mi |
| Sherwood Butte | SE 141° | 2,098 m | 11.2 mi |
| Fish Mountain | S 188° | 2,069.3 m | 11.6 mi |
| Rodley Butte | ESE 113° | 2,058 m | 9.8 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | S 190° | 2,026 m | 9.4 mi |
| Weaver Mountain | SSW 194° | 1,921 m | 12.8 mi |
| Hershberger Mountain | SSW 193° | 1,908 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:44 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:10 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 15:51 | 16:38 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 43 | 49 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 41 | 36 |
| Precip in | 6.5 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 6.8 | 8.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Toketee Falls, 4 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in May, leanest in Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 133 | 144 | 158 | 158 | 159 | 120 | 105 | 89.2 | 89.7 | 85.2 | 105 | 124 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Clearwater No.2 Power Canal Near Toketee Falls, OR, 1 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/3606414810
Day trips start here
- Crater Lake National Park · 25 mi
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