Boundary Falls
Boundary Falls is a waterfall, at a modelled elevation of 681 m. Midnight Mountain stands 2,027 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Ferry, a ghost town 3.6 miles away. JCT SR 97 VIC TONASKET TO JCT SR 2 VIC NEWPORT passes 24 miles off. 75 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
The story
Boundary Falls is a medium-sized waterfall on Boundary Creek in British Columbia, Canada. Boundary Creek is a tributary of the Kettle River. It is located within a small canyon a little over halfway between Midway & Greenwood, beside the town which was named after the falls, Boundary Falls.
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Wikidata Q37528, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 24.3 mi off the JCT SR 97 VIC TONASKET TO JCT SR 2 VIC NEWPORT
75 named places within 25 miles
- Mount Wright: 4.0 mi
- Vulcan Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Graphite Mountain: 7.2 mi
- Little Vulcan Mountain: 8.6 mi
- Snow Peak: 9.0 mi
- Ferry: 3.6 mi
- Bolster: 15.7 mi
- Chesaw: 15.7 mi
- Bodie Mine: 16.6 mi
- Bodie: 16.6 mi
- Midway Biking & Hiking Trails: 4.5 mi
- Beal Park: 9.0 mi
- Lone Ranch Park: 9.5 mi
- Peggy Brixner Park: 11.6 mi
- Sidley Lake Public Access: 23.5 mi
- Ansorge Hotel: 11.7 mi
- Old Molson Ghost Town Museum: 22.7 mi
- Molson Schoolhouse Museum: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Boundary Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midnight Mountain | SSE 153° | 2,027 m | 24.2 mi |
| Lambert Mountain | SSE 152° | 1,973 m | 23.4 mi |
| Mount Leona | SSE 150° | 1,969 m | 21.5 mi |
| Profanity Peak | SE 144° | 1,955 m | 21.6 mi |
| U S Mountain | SSE 147° | 1,886 m | 24.6 mi |
| Togo Mountain | ESE 115° | 1,853 m | 17.0 mi |
| Spur Mountain | SW 227° | 1,829 m | 23.2 mi |
| Belcher Mountain | SSE 158° | 1,808 m | 24.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:26 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 04:51 | 20:13 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:13 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 15:04 | 16:00 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 28 | 36 | 44 | 53 | 58 | 65 | 65 | 56 | 43 | 32 | 23 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Republic, 27 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Jan.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 228 | 251 | 468 | 2,649 | 6,894 | 5,019 | 1,422 | 391 | 310 | 349 | 378 | 272 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Kettle River Near Ferry, WA, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/13551070492
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