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Cave Falls

Cave Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Cave Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 484 m. Dogs Head Peak stands 2,481 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Cave Falls, a waterfall 0.3 miles away. JCT SR 14 VIC BINGEN TO SKAMANIA COUNTY LINE passes 17 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Height
122 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.09458, -121.91409

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Peaks
Parks: 13
  • Cedar Flats Natural Area: 4.9 mi
  • Eagle Cliff Park Recreation Area: 5.4 mi
  • Beaver Bay: 17.4 mi
  • Cougar Park: 18.3 mi
  • Wind River Natural Area: 18.5 mi
Attractions: 12
  • Berry Fields Interpretive Site: 7.0 mi
  • Basket Tree Interpretive Site: 9.5 mi
  • Lava Canyon Interpretive Site: 9.7 mi
  • Moss Spring Observation Site: 9.8 mi
  • Lahar Viewpoint Interpretive Site: 9.8 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Lower Falls Day Use Area: 4.5 mi
  • Smith Creek Interpretive Site: 14.6 mi
  • Ice Cave Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
  • Hemlock Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
  • Coldwater Lake Picnic And Boating Site: 21.6 mi
Springs: 6
  • Cold Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Bear Spring: 15.8 mi
  • Kalama Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Rock Spring: 17.2 mi
  • Cold Spring: 19.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges: 15.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Trout Lake Big Tree Interpretive Site: 18.5 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Mount St. Helens Eruption Memorial: 19.1 mi
Museums: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Elk Rock Viewpoint: 24.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Cave Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dogs Head PeakWNW 300°2,481 m14.5 mi
Lava DomeWNW 299°2,180 m15.0 mi
Lemei RockSE 125°1,805.9 m9.1 mi
Craggy PeakNNE 13°1,745 m12.0 mi
Bird MountainESE 121°1,739.2 m7.4 mi
Badger PeakN 4°1,713 m13.1 mi
Kirk RockN 8°1,706 m12.3 mi
Hat RockNNE 21°1,697.4 m12.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4119:20
June solstice05:1720:1721:03
September equinox06:5518:2819:07
December solstice07:4815:3516:25

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, 14 mi away.

Streamflow

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs1,6381,4201,4321,7432,0921,5426753823356281,4881,769

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Lewis River Above Muddy River Near Cougar, WA, 4 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/5079676777

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