Chickoon Creek Falls
Chickoon Creek Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 491 m. Dogs Head Peak stands 2,481 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Lewis River Falls, a waterfall 0.4 miles away. White Pass Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off.
The story
Natural watercourse in Skamania County, Washington, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49878841, matched on coordinates and name (423 m apart).
What the record says
- Height
- 23.77 m
How to reach it
- 26.5 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Loowit Viewpoint · 19 mi
- North Fork Toutle River Viewpoint · 21 mi
- Castle Lake Viewpoint · 22 mi
- Castle Lake Viewpoint Observation Site · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lower Lewis River Falls: 0.4 mi
- Lower Copper Creek Falls: 1.4 mi
- Upper Copper Creek Falls: 1.5 mi
- Middle Lewis River Falls: 1.5 mi
- Upper Lewis River Falls: 2.3 mi
- Hungry Peak: 2.1 mi
- Spencer Butte: 2.9 mi
- Spencer Peak: 3.1 mi
- Pataniks Pushtye: 4.4 mi
- Burnt Peak: 5.3 mi
- Cedar Flats Natural Area: 7.1 mi
- Eagle Cliff Park Recreation Area: 8.8 mi
- Beaver Bay: 19.7 mi
- Guler Mount Adams County Park: 19.9 mi
- Cougar Park: 20.7 mi
- Berry Fields Interpretive Site: 6.9 mi
- Basket Tree Interpretive Site: 8.8 mi
- Lava Canyon Interpretive Site: 9.9 mi
- Moss Spring Observation Site: 10.1 mi
- Lahar Viewpoint Interpretive Site: 10.2 mi
- Lower Falls Day Use Area: 0.4 mi
- Smith Creek Interpretive Site: 13.3 mi
- Ice Cave Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
- Iron Creek Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
- Coldwater Lake Picnic And Boating Site: 20.7 mi
- Cold Spring: 7.4 mi
- Rock Spring: 15.6 mi
- Bear Spring: 16.1 mi
- Kalama Spring: 17.9 mi
- Island Spring: 23.2 mi
- Breezy Point: 2.5 mi
- Eagle Cliffs: 8.7 mi
- Point 3670: 9.0 mi
- Roosevelt Cliff: 19.5 mi
- Suksdorf Ridge: 19.5 mi
- Natural Bridges: 16.9 mi
- Trout Lake Big Tree Interpretive Site: 18.0 mi
- Mount St. Helens Eruption Memorial: 18.1 mi
- Johnston Ridge Observatory: 18.2 mi
- Elk Rock Viewpoint: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Chickoon Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dogs Head Peak | WNW 284° | 2,481 m | 14.5 mi |
| Lava Dome | WNW 283° | 2,180 m | 15.1 mi |
| Lemei Rock | SSE 147° | 1,806 m | 10.8 mi |
| Sunrise Peak | NNE 25° | 1,796 m | 13.9 mi |
| McCoy Peak | NNE 13° | 1,785 m | 12.8 mi |
| Jumbo Peak | NNE 26° | 1,768 m | 12.3 mi |
| Craggy Peak | N 9° | 1,745 m | 7.9 mi |
| Bird Mountain | SSE 147° | 1,739 m | 9.0 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 | 18:27 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:34 | 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, 17 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–May — fullest in Jan, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 1,293 | 1,177 | 1,196 | 1,287 | 1,246 | 779 | 337 | 192 | 178 | 344 | 1,071 | 1,267 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Muddy River Below Clear Creek Near Cougar, WA, 8 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/6296680604
Day trips start here
- Mount St. Helens · 16 mi
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