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Canyon Creek Falls

Canyon Creek Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Canyon Creek Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 95 m. Goat Mountain stands 1,444 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Champagne Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away. Historic Columbia River passes 28 miles off.

The story

Natural watercourse in Clark County, Washington, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49872701, matched on coordinates and name (986 m apart).

What the record says

Height
7.6 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.94924, -122.34624

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Parks
  • Saddle Dam Recreation Area: 1.4 mi
  • Merwin Kayak-Canoe Site: 1.4 mi
  • Cresap Bay Park: 2.3 mi
  • Speelyai Bay Recreation Area: 4.2 mi
  • Yale Park: 5.6 mi
Peaks
  • Tumtum Mountain: 1.1 mi
  • Dunegan Mountain: 4.0 mi
  • Green Knob: 5.4 mi
  • Yacolt Mountain: 7.9 mi
  • Sugarloaf Mountain: 8.4 mi
Artworks: 18
  • Elvis & Marilyn Monroe: 15.8 mi
  • Mother & Child: 15.8 mi
  • Fountain of Youth: 15.8 mi
  • Pioneer: 15.8 mi
  • A Mother's Joy: 15.8 mi
Historic sites: 14
  • Flagpole: 6.4 mi
  • Battle Ground Veterans Memorial: 15.1 mi
  • La Center High School Victory Bell: 16.1 mi
  • Timmen's Landing: 16.8 mi
  • Blue Star Memorial Highway: 19.1 mi
Picnic sites: 12
Attractions: 9
  • Cedar Creek Grist Mill: 11.4 mi
  • Trail Of Two Forests Interpretive Site: 12.2 mi
  • Lahar Viewpoint Interpretive Site: 18.9 mi
  • Moss Spring Observation Site: 19.1 mi
  • Lava Canyon Interpretive Site: 19.4 mi
Museums: 7
  • North Clark Historical Museum: 5.8 mi
  • Lelooska Cultural Center: 10.9 mi
  • La Center Museum: 16.9 mi
  • Woodland Historical Museum Society: 19.6 mi
  • Historic Courthouse Museum: 22.5 mi
Gardens: 5
Beaches: 5
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 3
  • Summit Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Kalama Spring: 14.2 mi
  • School District Spring: 21.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Ed's Trail Arch: 14.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Canyon Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goat MountainN1,444 m15.0 mi
Butte Camp DomeNNE1,410 m16.5 mi
Elk MountainNNW1,377 m13.8 mi
Soda PeaksESE1,351 m14.7 mi
Twin RocksESE1,340 m12.9 mi
Silver Star MountainSSE1,337 m14.8 mi
Timbered PeakE1,335 m14.2 mi
Bare MountainESE1,329 m13.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4319:22
June solstice05:2020:1821:04
September equinox06:5718:2919:09
December solstice07:4915:3716:28

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404245505761686863544539
Precip in17.712.013.29.75.23.80.91.44.310.517.818.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cougar 6 E, 10 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs84963870051534321869.335.357.8223658841

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Canyon Creek Near Amboy, WA, 2 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4213255384

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