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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.

The record

What the record says

Height
53 m
Width
7 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.42443, -121.85124

Overlooks nearby

Around it

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
Attractions: 10
  • Elk Pass / Boundary Trailhead: 10.9 mi
  • Monument Entry Road 99 Interpretive Site: 12.9 mi
  • Windy Ridge Interpretive Site: 18.2 mi
  • Lava Canyon Interpretive Site: 21.1 mi
  • Ape Canyon Trailhead: 21.3 mi
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
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
On the horizon

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 PeakSE 145°1,795.9 m7.7 mi
South PointNE 55°1,786 m11.9 mi
McCoy PeakS 169°1,784.9 m6.6 mi
Jumbo PeakSSE 154°1,768.1 m8.9 mi
Twin SistersNE 52°1,761 m7.0 mi
Strawberry MountainWSW 252°1,749.2 m9.2 mi
Craggy PeakS 181°1,745 m11.2 mi
Cold Springs ButteENE 74°1,729 m10.6 mi
Conditions

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.

Streamflow

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4305644348

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