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Lower Twin Falls Viewpoint

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Lower Twin Falls Viewpoint — direction of view not recorded. Terrain at true elevation.

Lower Twin Falls Viewpoint sits along the Mountains to Sound Greenway (I-90) at 724 feet elevation, with the terrain dropping 78 feet within 600 meters of the overlook. Owl Hike Spot viewpoint is visible to the southeast at 0.8 miles, reaching 2,880 feet. Mount Washington rises to the south at 1.4 miles, with an elevation of 4,402 feet, and Change Peak stands south-southeast at the same distance, reaching 4,325 feet. On the June solstice, sunrise occurs at 05:10 and sunset at 21:08, giving the longest daylight window of the year at this stop; the December solstice sunrise is at 07:52 with sunset at 16:19. Equinox daylight runs from roughly 06:54–07:10 sunrise to 19:06–19:20 sunset. Bellevue lies 25.8 miles to the west-northwest, Seattle 31.4 miles in the same direction, and Tacoma 37.3 miles to the west-southwest. This overlook follows Upper Twin Falls Viewpoint and precedes Stan's Overlook along the route.

Access
On the byway
Elevation
724 ft
Relief
78 ft drop
In view
3 named features
Twin Falls is a waterfall on the South fork of the Snoqualmie River, off exit 34 on I-90 in the Olallie State Park. Taken by Steven Pavlov in 2011
Steven Pavlov · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
"This is the old gravel quarry at Ragnar, situated on the old Milwaukee Railroad grade (now the John Wayne Pioneer Trail). " www.scn.org/cedar_butte/cb-views.html seattle 049
brewbooks from near Seattle, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
"This is the old gravel quarry at Ragnar, situated on the old Milwaukee Railroad grade (now the John Wayne Pioneer Trail). " www.scn.org/cedar_butte/cb-views.html
brewbooks from near Seattle, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
"This is the old gravel quarry at Ragnar, situated on the old Milwaukee Railroad grade (now the John Wayne Pioneer Trail). " www.scn.org/cedar_butte/cb-views.html seattle 047
brewbooks from near Seattle, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
"This is the old gravel quarry at Ragnar, situated on the old Milwaukee Railroad grade (now the John Wayne Pioneer Trail). " www.scn.org/cedar_butte/cb-views.html seattle 045
brewbooks from near Seattle, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
According to coordinates, this is the South Fork Snoqualmie River near Twin Falls in Ollalie State Park, Washington, US.
KimonBerlin · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

What you’re looking at

Named terrain around this overlook, nearest first. No view direction is recorded, so every bearing is listed.

  • Owl Hike Spot2,880 ftsoutheast · 0.8 mi
  • Mount Washington4,402 ftsouth · 1.4 mi
  • Change Peak4,325 ftsouth-southeast · 1.4 mi

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:1019:2018:39
June solstice05:1021:0820:20
September equinox06:5419:0618:26
December solstice07:5216:1915:26

Local time (America/Los_Angeles). Computed for this exact position.

Where it is

  • Bellevue25.8 mi west-northwest
  • Seattle31.4 mi west-northwest
  • Tacoma37.3 mi west-southwest
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How high is Lower Twin Falls Viewpoint?

Lower Twin Falls Viewpoint sits at about 724 feet (221 m).

What can you see from Lower Twin Falls Viewpoint?

From Lower Twin Falls Viewpoint: Owl Hike Spot (SE, 0.8 mi); Mount Washington (S, 1.4 mi); Change Peak (SSE, 1.4 mi).

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Bellevue, 26 miles WNW of Lower Twin Falls Viewpoint.

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