Green Peak Falls is a waterfall on Peak Creek in Benton County, Oregon, in the Coast Range region, with a total height of about 45 feet. It lies about 15.4 miles southwest of Philomath and roughly 19.5 miles southwest of Corvallis as the crow flies.
At 45 feet it is on the modest side for Oregon, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 54 feet; it ranks 240th of 425. The water comes down as a veiling waterfall, a thin sheet of water spread over the rock face, combined with a horsetail character.
The Coast Range is a belt of steep, deeply dissected hills along the Pacific, wrapped in dense temperate rainforest of Douglas fir, western hemlock, Sitka spruce and red alder. Heavy winter rain feeds short, fast creeks lined with ferns, salmonberry and moss that drop steeply toward the ocean or the Columbia.
There are 6 recorded waterfalls in Benton County. Alsea Falls, a 30-foot cascade waterfall, is under a mile away. Fish Hatchery Falls, a dam waterfall, is about 7.1 miles away. Alder Creek Falls, is about 9.7 miles away.
Green Peak Falls is located at 44.3358° N, 123.4946° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The creek name is confirmed against the federal Geographic Names Information System. The exact position has not yet been verified on aerial imagery, so treat the map pin as approximate. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.