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Chenuis Falls

Chenuis Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 665 m. Liberty Cap stands 4,297 m to the south-southeast, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Ranger Falls, a waterfall 0.8 miles away. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates46.99321, -121.84225

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Mud Mountain Dam Recreation Area: 11.4 mi
  • 8th Avenue Park: 11.5 mi
  • Coke Oven Handcar Park: 12.0 mi
  • H. R. E. Nelson Park: 12.4 mi
  • Wilkeson Skate Park: 12.6 mi
Waterfalls
  • Ranger Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Ipsut Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Alice Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Cataract Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Cress Falls: 4.1 mi
Historic sites: 35
  • Old Mineshaft: 11.1 mi
  • Old Well: 11.3 mi
  • Old Coke Ovens: 11.9 mi
  • Coal Hopper: 11.9 mi
  • Kyle Bruhn Memorial Park: 12.0 mi
Cliffs: 22
Artworks: 15
Attractions: 12
  • Coffee Cup: 7.6 mi
  • The Trident: 8.7 mi
  • Caboose: 12.2 mi
  • Skookum Slope Mine & Queen Mine Cars: 12.3 mi
  • Fright Factory Haunted House: 14.1 mi
Picnic sites: 12
  • Sunrise Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
  • Group Picnic Site 13: 13.3 mi
  • Upper Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
  • Paradise Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
Museums: 9
Ghost towns: 8
Nature reserves: 8
Gardens: 5
Beaches: 2
  • Waterfront: 11.4 mi
  • Sex Cove: 24.0 mi
Springs: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 22.1 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Chenuis Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Liberty CapSSE4,297 m9.5 mi
Saint Andrews RockSSE3,520 m10.0 mi
Steamboat ProwSSE2,940 m9.9 mi
Observation RockSSE2,508 m6.5 mi
Echo RockSSE2,394 m6.3 mi
3rd Burroughs MountainSE2,386 m8.8 mi
Needle RockS2,267 m7.7 mi
2nd Burroughs MountainSE2,256 m9.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4019:20
June solstice05:1320:1921:07
September equinox06:5518:2719:07
December solstice07:5115:3016:21

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394043475358636459514339
Precip in7.05.26.65.65.03.91.51.63.46.08.06.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MUD MTN DAM, 11 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs491384332389562632467311238308501526

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Carbon River Near Fairfax, WA, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/3768468698

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