Carter Falls
Carter Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 1,109 m. Mount Rainier stands 4,392 m to the north, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Madcap Falls, a waterfall less than a tenth of a mile away. White Pass Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.
How to reach it
- 10.4 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 13.0 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Silver Falls Overlook · 10 mi
- Palisades Viewpoint · 12 mi
- Sourdough Gap · 16 mi
- Clear Creek Overlook Interpretive Site · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Eagle Peak: 0.8 mi
- Chutla Peak: 0.9 mi
- Lane Peak: 0.9 mi
- Wahpenayo Peak: 1.2 mi
- Denman Peak: 1.4 mi
- Madcap Falls: 0.0 mi
- Christine Falls: 1.2 mi
- Nahunta Falls: 1.3 mi
- Narada Falls: 1.3 mi
- Tato Falls: 1.6 mi
- The Ramparts: 2.1 mi
- Basalt Cliff: 3.0 mi
- Kautz Ice Chute: 5.0 mi
- Kautz Ice Cliff: 5.0 mi
- Wilson Headwall: 5.0 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
- Sunrise Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
- Valley View Day Use Area: 16.9 mi
- High Point Day Use Area: 18.7 mi
- Eagle Crest Day Use Area: 18.8 mi
- Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 11.5 mi
- Jack Morris Park: 19.4 mi
- Mineral Lake Access Area: 19.8 mi
- Rocky Point Beach: 21.3 mi
- Cowlitz Falls Campground: 21.6 mi
- Iron Mike Springs: 2.2 mi
- Bum Springs: 7.7 mi
- Log Spring: 13.7 mi
- Soda Springs: 14.2 mi
- Hidden Spring: 22.1 mi
- Longmire Museum: 2.3 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 2.3 mi
- Historic Packwood Station: 11.7 mi
- White Pass Country Historical Museum: 12.0 mi
- Mount Rainier Railroad and Logging Museum: 18.7 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 2.3 mi
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 3.3 mi
- Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument: 6.6 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather Memorial: 13.9 mi
- The Trident: 9.9 mi
- Coffee Cup: 10.2 mi
- Big Cedar: 10.3 mi
- Mount Rainier Railroad: 20.1 mi
- Bevin Lake Rest Area: 14.7 mi
- Elbe Rest Area: 20.1 mi
- Wheel: 17.4 mi
- Recycled Spirit of Iron: 17.4 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 10.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Carter Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rainier | N 6° | 4,392 m | 6.1 mi |
| Columbia Crest | N 4° | 4,392 m | 6.1 mi |
| Point Success | N 1° | 4,302 m | 5.6 mi |
| Liberty Cap | N 358° | 4,297 m | 6.8 mi |
| Gibraltar Rock | NNE 12° | 3,863 m | 5.7 mi |
| Tahoma Cleaver | N 353° | 3,533 m | 5.4 mi |
| Saint Andrews Rock | N 352° | 3,520 m | 6.2 mi |
| Little Tahoma | NNE 25° | 3,395 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:40 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 20:18 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:31 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 41 | 45 | 53 | 54 | 49 | 40 | 32 | 27 |
| Precip in | 17.2 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 8.3 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 4.4 | 11.3 | 18.2 | 18.9 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/883228761
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 8 mi
- Eatonville · 25 mi
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