Cave Falls
Cave Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 484 m. Mount Saint Helens stands 2,549 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Cave Falls, a waterfall 0.3 miles away.
What the record says
- Height
- 122 m
How to reach it
Overlooks nearby
- Loowit Viewpoint · 20 mi
- North Fork Toutle River Viewpoint · 22 mi
- Castle Lake Viewpoint · 23 mi
- Castle Lake Viewpoint Observation Site · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lower Cave Falls: 0.3 mi
- Big Creek Falls: 0.3 mi
- Hemlock Creek Falls: 0.7 mi
- Tribulation Falls: 1.9 mi
- Rush Creek Falls: 2.8 mi
- Burnt Peak: 2.2 mi
- House Rock: 2.6 mi
- Hungry Peak: 2.9 mi
- Spencer Peak: 3.1 mi
- Lone Butte: 4.5 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Breezy Point: 3.7 mi
- Point 3670: 5.1 mi
- Eagle Cliffs: 5.4 mi
- Suksdorf Ridge: 21.7 mi
- Roosevelt Cliff: 22.0 mi
- Cold Spring: 9.0 mi
- Bear Spring: 15.8 mi
- Kalama Spring: 16.8 mi
- Rock Spring: 17.2 mi
- Summit Spring: 24.5 mi
- Natural Bridges: 15.3 mi
- Trout Lake Big Tree Interpretive Site: 18.5 mi
- Mount St. Helens Eruption Memorial: 19.1 mi
- Johnston Ridge Observatory: 19.1 mi
- Elk Rock Viewpoint: 24.7 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Saint Helens | WNW 297° | 2,549 m | 15.0 mi |
| Dogs Head Peak | WNW 300° | 2,481 m | 14.5 mi |
| Lava Dome | WNW 299° | 2,180 m | 15.0 mi |
| Lemei Rock | SE 125° | 1,806 m | 9.1 mi |
| Craggy Peak | NNE 13° | 1,745 m | 12.0 mi |
| Bird Mountain | ESE 121° | 1,739 m | 7.4 mi |
| Badger Peak | N 4° | 1,713 m | 13.1 mi |
| Kirk Rock | N 8° | 1,706 m | 12.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:41 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 20:17 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:28 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:35 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 42 | 45 | 50 | 57 | 61 | 68 | 68 | 63 | 54 | 45 | 39 |
| Precip in | 17.7 | 12.0 | 13.2 | 9.7 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 4.3 | 10.5 | 17.8 | 18.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cougar 6 E, 14 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 1,638 | 1,420 | 1,432 | 1,743 | 2,092 | 1,542 | 675 | 382 | 335 | 628 | 1,488 | 1,769 |
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.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5079676777
Day trips start here
- Mount St. Helens · 16 mi
- Stevenson · 28 mi
- Cascade Locks · 29 mi
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