Named places of Oregon and Washington, from the federal register

Upper Falls

Upper Falls is a waterfall in Crook County, Oregon, recorded in the federal Geographic Names Information System as feature 1151675. It sits at 1256.5 metres above sea level.

Federal profile, 2026

Everything below is the federal record for this place, with each value's source named.

NameUpper Falls
GNIS feature ID1151675
Kind of placeFalls
StateOregon
CountyCrook
Latitude44.25503
Longitude-120.10048
USGS topographic mapKeys Creek
First recorded11/28/1980
Elevationcalculated1256.5 mUSGS EPQS point lookup at the primary coordinate
Elevation (feet)calculated4122 ftelevation_m * 3.28084

Other waterfalls

Every waterfall covered here

Other places in Crook County

Questions

Where is Upper Falls?

In Crook County, Oregon, at 44.25503, -120.10048. The USGS records it on the Keys Creek topographic map.

How high is Upper Falls?

1256.5 metres (4122 feet), read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate.

What kind of place is Upper Falls?

The U.S. Geological Survey classifies it as a waterfall in the Geographic Names Information System.

Where does this information come from?

The Geographic Names Information System, published by the U.S. Geological Survey, with elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Both are works of the United States government and are not subject to copyright in the United States.

Method and sources

The name, class, county and coordinates come from the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System, the federal register of place names. Elevation is read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate. Values shown as calculated are arithmetic over those fields and are not separate measurements. Nothing on this page describes what the place is like to visit: no one writing it has been there, and the federal record does not say.

  • USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Domestic Names, 2026
  • USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service