Baker Creek Falls

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Baker Creek Falls
Baker Creek and bridge at Ed Grenfell County Park - Oregon.JPG
Baker Creek and bridge at Ed Grenfell Park, 5 miles downstream from Baker Creek Falls
Location Willamette Valley
Coordinates 44°52′44″N122°39′32″W / 44.87878°N 122.65886°W / 44.87878; -122.65886 Coordinates: 44°52′44″N122°39′32″W / 44.87878°N 122.65886°W / 44.87878; -122.65886
Type Plunge
Elevation827 ft (252 m)
Total heightunconfirmed

Baker Creek Falls is a waterfall located at the east end of the city of McMinnville, in Yamhill County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. [1] It is located off Baker Creek Road on the north skirt of Slide Mountain, five miles upstream from Ed Grenfell Park and the Miller Woods Conservation Area. Other waterfalls surround Baker Creek, including Burton Creek Falls, Slide Mountain Falls and Gilbert Creek Falls; all of difficult access or located within private properties.

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References

  1. "Baker Creek Falls Marion County, Oregon". Northwest Waterfall Survey. Retrieved 6 Jun 2017.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)