Marten Buttes Falls is a waterfall in Marion County, Oregon, in the Cascades region, with a total height of about 364 feet. It lies about 14 miles east of Mill City and roughly 42.8 miles east of Salem as the crow flies.
At 364 feet it is among the ten tallest of the 425 Oregon waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 9th. The water comes down as a horsetail, where the water keeps some contact with the bedrock as it falls.
The Cascades are a high volcanic range of snow-capped peaks, deep glacial valleys and dense conifer forest of Douglas fir, western hemlock and true firs, with abundant rain and snow on the western slopes. Basalt cliffs and lava flows give the region one of the highest concentrations of waterfalls in the country.
There are 104 recorded waterfalls in Marion County. Waterfall 13.7 mi E of Mill City, is under a mile away. Dome Rock Falls, a 250-foot tiered horsetail waterfall, is about 1.1 miles away. French Basin Falls 4, a 130-foot plunge waterfall, is about 1.6 miles away.
Marten Buttes Falls is located at 44.7751° N, 122.1936° 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.