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Bloucher Falls

Bloucher Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Bloucher Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 1,477 m. Mount Rainier stands 4,392 m to the north-northeast, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Comet Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away. JCT SR 7 VIC ELBE TO JCT ENTRANCE MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK passes 7.5 miles off.

What the record says

Height
37 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.79285, -121.77815

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Peaks
Cliffs: 26
Parks: 14
  • Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 13.4 mi
  • Mineral Lake Access Area: 19.8 mi
  • Rocky Point Beach: 20.9 mi
  • Jack Morris Park: 21.1 mi
  • Cowlitz Falls Campground: 23.1 mi
Historic sites: 10
Picnic sites: 9
  • Paradise Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
  • Sunrise Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
  • Valley View Day Use Area: 16.6 mi
  • High Point Day Use Area: 18.2 mi
  • Eagle Crest Day Use Area: 18.4 mi
Attractions: 7
  • The Trident: 8.2 mi
  • Coffee Cup: 8.4 mi
  • Big Cedar: 10.8 mi
  • Mount Rainier Railroad: 19.8 mi
  • Ohop Ridge Christmas Tree Farm: 24.2 mi
Museums: 6
Springs: 5
Rest areas: 2
Artworks: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 10.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Waterfront: 24.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Bloucher Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RainierNNE 13°4,392 m4.2 mi
Columbia CrestNNE 11°4,392 m4.2 mi
Point SuccessN 8°4,302 m3.7 mi
Liberty CapN 2°4,297 m4.9 mi
Gibraltar RockNNE 23°3,863 m4.0 mi
Tahoma CleaverN 355°3,533 m3.5 mi
Saint Andrews RockN 353°3,520 m4.2 mi
Little TahomaNE 39°3,395 m5.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4019:20
June solstice05:1420:1821:06
September equinox06:5518:2719:07
December solstice07:5015:3016:22

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F292830334145535449403227
Precip in17.212.913.28.35.13.81.41.64.411.318.218.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rainier Paradise RS, 2 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Mount Rainier National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Feb and Dec; busiest: Jul.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/881113127

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