Waterfall · Washington

Big Tree Creek Falls

Big Tree Creek Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Big Tree Creek Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 290 m. Soda Peaks stands 1,351 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Yacolt Recreation Park, a park 1.2 miles away. JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND passes 4.6 miles off.

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What the record says

Height: 17.6 m

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Coordinates45.85699, -122.37398

4.6 mi off the JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND
19.9 mi off the JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD
20.2 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD
21.8 mi off the Mount Hood, National

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Yacolt Recreation Park: 1.2 mi
Yacolt Town Park: 1.9 mi
Amboy Territorial Park: 5.4 mi
Battle Ground Lake State Park: 6.7 mi
Merwin Kayak-Canoe Site: 7.2 mi

Waterfalls

Yacolt Falls: 1.7 mi
Moulton Falls: 1.9 mi
Twin Falls: 2.0 mi
Cedar Creek Falls: 3.1 mi
Lucia Falls: 3.7 mi

Peaks

Bells Mountain: 3.0 mi
Yacolt Mountain: 3.7 mi
Tumtum Mountain: 5.6 mi
Spotted Deer Mountain: 6.0 mi
Jack Mountain: 6.1 mi

Artworks

Elvis & Marilyn Monroe: 10.3 mi
Mother & Child: 10.3 mi
Fountain of Youth: 10.3 mi
A Mother's Joy: 10.4 mi
Pioneer: 10.4 mi

Historic sites38

Flagpole: 1.7 mi
Battle Ground Veterans Memorial: 9.7 mi
La Center High School Victory Bell: 13.7 mi
Timmen's Landing: 14.3 mi
Blue Star Memorial Highway: 15.3 mi

Nature reserves29

Moulton Falls Regional Park: 2.3 mi
Lucia Falls Park: 3.7 mi
Lauretta Norene Forest Preserve: 13.2 mi
Duck Lake Wildlife Area: 13.7 mi
La Center Bottoms: 14.1 mi

Gardens29

Master Gardener Foundation of Clark County: 12.6 mi
Florence Wagner Community Garden: 16.4 mi
Blue Heron Community Garden: 18.0 mi
Residents Community Garden: 18.3 mi
Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens: 18.4 mi

Picnic sites16

Sunset Falls Day Use Area: 6.5 mi
Cedar C: 8.6 mi
Maple: 8.7 mi
Birch: 8.7 mi
Oak: 8.8 mi

Cliffs15

Tegart Bluff: 21.2 mi
Farside: 21.5 mi
Ozone Wall: 21.5 mi
Cape Horn: 21.6 mi
Broughton Bluff: 21.9 mi

Museums13

North Clark Historical Museum: 5.3 mi
Lelooska Cultural Center: 11.8 mi
La Center Museum: 14.5 mi
Woodland Historical Museum Society: 18.3 mi
Historic Courthouse Museum: 20.4 mi

Beaches13

Sandy Swimming Hole: 18.6 mi
Lieser Point: 20.1 mi
Reeder Beach: 20.1 mi
Cottonwood Beach: 20.3 mi
Lyons Beach: 20.4 mi

Attractions12

Cedar Creek Grist Mill: 11.5 mi
Camas Potholes: 17.9 mi
Cathlapotle Plankhouse: 18.2 mi
Trail Of Two Forests Interpretive Site: 18.4 mi
Water Wheel: 19.6 mi

Springs4

Summit Spring: 9.6 mi
School District Spring: 14.9 mi
Kalama Spring: 20.6 mi
Wahkeena Spring: 23.3 mi

Ghost towns3

Bridal Veil: 22.7 mi
Latourell: 23.1 mi
Dodson: 23.8 mi

Rest areas2

Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 15.3 mi
Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 15.3 mi

Natural arches1

Ed's Trail Arch: 9.5 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Big Tree Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Soda Peaks	E 83°	1,351 m	15.4 mi
Twin Rocks	E 85°	1,340 m	13.2 mi
Silver Star Mountain	SE 139°	1,337 m	10.0 mi
Timbered Peak	ENE 64°	1,335.3 m	17.3 mi
Bare Mountain	ENE 76°	1,329 m	15.0 mi
Green Lookout Mountain	E 89°	1,307 m	12.1 mi
Calamity Peak	ENE 71°	1,306 m	12.6 mi
Sister Rocks	ENE 71°	1,302.2 m	16.6 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:13	18:43	19:22
June solstice	05:20	20:18	21:04
September equinox	06:57	18:30	19:09
December solstice	07:49	15:38	16:28

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	39	41	45	49	55	59	65	65	60	51	44	39
Precip in	7.2	5.3	5.6	4.5	3.4	2.3	0.6	0.8	2.2	4.8	7.6	8.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Battle Ground, 10 mi away.

Streamflow

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–Apr — fullest in Dec, leanest in Aug.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean cfs	1,430	1,244	1,129	929	595	354	140	79.6	108	336	1,071	1,458

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge East Fork Lewis River Near Heisson, WA, 5 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/3820284235

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