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Archer Falls

Archer Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Archer Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 503 m. Tanner Butte stands 1,355 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Mary Falls, a waterfall 0.3 miles away. JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD passes 1.9 miles off.

What the record says

Height
66.4 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.63021, -122.11010

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Peaks
  • Archer Mountain: 0.9 mi
  • Cougar Rock: 3.7 mi
  • Bobs Mountain: 3.9 mi
  • Rock of Ages: 4.2 mi
  • Saint Peter's Dome: 4.2 mi
Parks
  • Prindle Park: 5.6 mi
  • Hamilton Island Recreation Area: 6.3 mi
  • Tanner Creek Recreation Area: 7.2 mi
  • Fort Cascades Trail: 7.3 mi
  • Robins Island Recreation Area: 7.5 mi
Artworks: 37
Historic sites: 26
Springs: 22
  • Wahkeena Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Tanner Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Big Cedar Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Big Cedar Spring: 11.8 mi
  • Summit Spring: 12.2 mi
Gardens: 22
  • Rose Garden Labyrinth: 9.9 mi
  • Community Garden: 12.4 mi
  • Vegetable Garden: 15.7 mi
  • Herb Garden: 15.8 mi
  • Natural Discovery Garden: 17.4 mi
Cliffs: 14
  • Waespe Point: 3.3 mi
  • Cape Horn: 5.9 mi
  • Farside: 6.3 mi
  • Ozone Wall: 6.6 mi
  • Red Bluffs: 8.7 mi
Attractions: 13
Picnic sites: 12
Museums: 9
Beaches: 6
  • Cottonwood Beach: 11.9 mi
  • Sandy Swimming Hole: 12.7 mi
  • Sandy River Beach: 14.5 mi
  • Home Valley Beach: 16.9 mi
  • Swim beach: 17.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Ed's Trail Arch: 10.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Archer Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tanner ButteESE 114°1,355 m10.8 mi
Silver Star MountainNW 323°1,337 m10.2 mi
Lookout MountainN 1°1,287 m11.7 mi
Eagle ButteSE 124°1,270 m11.5 mi
Sturgeon RockNW 321°1,267 m10.5 mi
Big Bend MountainSE 143°1,224 m12.7 mi
Palmer PeakSE 130°1,222 m6.4 mi
Larch MountainS 172°1,202 m6.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4219:21
June solstice05:2020:1621:02
September equinox06:5618:2919:08
December solstice07:4715:3816:28

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394144495559656560524439
Precip in11.18.88.97.55.24.10.91.23.27.812.412.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Skamania Fish Hatchery, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9976031425

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