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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. JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND passes 0.8 miles off.

About

The story

natural watercourse in Clark County, Washington, United States of America

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

The record

What the record says

Height
7.6 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.94924, -122.34624

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
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
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
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
Nature reserves: 17
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: 13
Attractions: 10
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
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Canyon Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goat MountainN 8°1,444 m15.0 mi
Butte Camp DomeNNE 19°1,410 m16.5 mi
Elk MountainNNW 336°1,377 m13.8 mi
Soda PeaksESE 108°1,351 m14.7 mi
Twin RocksESE 114°1,340 m12.9 mi
Silver Star MountainSSE 160°1,337 m14.8 mi
Timbered PeakE 85°1,335.3 m14.2 mi
Bare MountainESE 101°1,329 m13.5 mi
Conditions

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.

Streamflow

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4213255384

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