Round Butte Falls is a waterfall in Jefferson County, Oregon, in the Blue Mountains region, with a total height of about 200 feet. It lies about 5.2 miles northwest of Culver and roughly 36.8 miles north of Bend as the crow flies.
At 200 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Oregon’s 425 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 41st; the typical Oregon waterfall is about 54 feet. The water comes down as a plunge, where the water drops vertically and loses contact with the rock face.
The Blue Mountains of northeastern Oregon and adjacent states are a group of dissected uplands and volcanic plateaus with ponderosa pine, Douglas fir and grand fir forest and dry grassland on lower slopes. Deep canyons and steep tributaries carry snowmelt streams with waterfalls.
There are 18 recorded waterfalls in Jefferson County. Alder Springs Falls, is about 11 miles away. Steelhead Falls, is about 12.1 miles away. Big Falls, 30 feet high, is about 15.1 miles away.
Round Butte Falls is located at 44.5898° N, 121.2674° 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 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.