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Youngs River Falls

Youngs River Falls, a waterfall in Oregon
Youngs River Falls, a waterfall in OregonIan Sane from Oregon, USA · CC BY 2.0
Youngs River Falls, a waterfall in Oregon
Jeff Gunn from Atlanta, USA · CC BY 2.0
Youngs River Falls, a waterfall in Oregon
Jeff Gunn from Atlanta, USA · CC BY 2.0
Youngs River Falls, a waterfall in Oregon
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Youngs River Falls, a waterfall in Oregon
Jeff Gunn from Atlanta, USA · CC BY 2.0
Youngs River Falls, a waterfall in Oregon
Jeff Gunn from Atlanta, USA · CC BY 2.0

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Youngs River Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Saddle Mountain stands 1,001 m to the southeast, 8.4 miles off. Pacific Coast passes 6.0 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Youngs River Falls is a 54-foot (16 m) tall waterfall on the Youngs River in central Clatsop County, northwestern Oregon, United States. They are located about 10 miles (16 km) south of Astoria.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q8058631, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

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Coordinates46.06723, -123.78976

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Youngs River Falls: 0.0 mi
  • Sigfredson County Park: 3.5 mi
  • Sigfridson County Park: 3.6 mi
  • Lewis and Clark River Boat Ramp: 4.0 mi
  • Netul Landing: 5.4 mi
Peaks: 54
  • Sister Green Mountain: 4.2 mi
  • Green Mountain: 5.3 mi
  • Snow Point: 6.6 mi
  • Davis Point: 7.8 mi
  • Coxcomb Hill: 8.0 mi
Historic sites: 31
Museums: 21
Attractions: 18
Artworks: 11
Nature reserves: 9
Beaches: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Waterfalls: 5
  • Fishhawk Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Barrier Falls: 16.1 mi
  • Hug Point Falls: 18.4 mi
  • Blumenthal Falls: 22.7 mi
  • Nehalem Falls: 23.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Cullaby Lake County Park: 5.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
  • Klootchy Creek County Park: 11.3 mi
  • Arcadia Beach: 17.3 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Garden of Surging Waves: 8.6 mi
  • Ford Stevens Memorial Rose Garden: 12.8 mi
  • Erikson Community Garden: 21.7 mi
  • Hoffman Wonder Garden: 25.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Youngs River Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Saddle MountainSE 144°1,001 m8.4 mi
West Onion PeakSSW 198°937.5 m18.7 mi
Onion PeakSSW 195°931.7 m17.9 mi
Nicolai MountainE 85°902 m15.9 mi
Angora PeakSSW 198°817.5 m20.3 mi
Elk MountainE 99°816 m10.7 mi
Wickiup MountainENE 75°807 m10.1 mi
Sugarloaf MountainSSW 193°791 m14.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:4819:28
June solstice05:2520:2421:11
September equinox07:0318:3519:15
December solstice07:5515:4216:33

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434447495558626260534743

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Clatsop Natl MEM, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/392957646

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