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Angel Falls

Angel Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Angel Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 625 m. Sunrise Peak stands 1,796 m to the southeast, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Curtain Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. White Pass Scenic Byway passes 7.5 miles off.

What the record says

Height
53 m
Width
7 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.42443, -121.85124

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Tower Rock: 1.0 mi
  • Burley Mountain: 1.3 mi
  • Bluff Mountain: 3.1 mi
  • Greenhorn Buttes: 3.5 mi
  • Lone Tree Mountain: 3.6 mi
Waterfalls: 49
Parks: 8
  • Jack Morris Park: 6.6 mi
  • Cowlitz Falls Campground: 9.4 mi
  • Taidnapam Park: 15.3 mi
  • Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 15.4 mi
  • Glenoma Community Park: 16.2 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Monument Entry Road 99 Interpretive Site: 12.9 mi
  • Windy Ridge Interpretive Site: 18.2 mi
  • Lava Canyon Interpretive Site: 21.1 mi
  • Moss Spring Observation Site: 21.4 mi
  • Coldwater Ridge Visitor Center Interpretive Site: 21.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
Museums: 6
Springs: 6
Picnic sites: 4
  • Iron Creek Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
  • Smith Creek Interpretive Site: 17.4 mi
  • Lower Falls Day Use Area: 18.6 mi
  • Coldwater Lake Picnic And Boating Site: 21.8 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Kosmos Bridge: 17.2 mi
  • Mount St. Helens Eruption Memorial: 20.1 mi
  • Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 22.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Angel Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sunrise PeakSE1,796 m7.7 mi
South PointNE1,786 m11.9 mi
McCoy PeakS1,785 m6.6 mi
Jumbo PeakSSE1,768 m8.9 mi
Twin SistersNE1,761 m7.0 mi
Strawberry MountainWSW1,749 m9.2 mi
Craggy PeakS1,745 m11.2 mi
Cold Springs ButteENE1,729 m10.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4019:20
June solstice05:1620:1721:04
September equinox06:5518:2719:07
December solstice07:4915:3316:24

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384044485559646458504238

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenoma, 15 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs1,2901,0601,1001,2891,8691,5868234903894901,0231,176

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Cispus River AB Yellowjacket Creek Near Randle, WA, 2 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4305644348

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