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Chickoon Creek Falls

Chickoon Creek Falls, seen from above at true elevation

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. JCT SR 5 VIC CASTLE ROCK TO JOHNSON RIDGE passes 17 miles off.

About

The story

natural watercourse in Skamania County, Washington, United States of America

Wikidata Q49878841, matched on coordinates and name (423 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Height
23.77 m
Getting there

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Coordinates46.14972, -121.88248

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Peaks
Attractions: 12
  • 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
  • Ape Canyon Trailhead: 10.1 mi
Parks: 10
  • 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
Springs: 7
  • Cold Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Rock Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Bear Spring: 16.1 mi
  • Kalama Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Cold Spring: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • 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
Cliffs: 5
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges: 16.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Trout Lake Big Tree Interpretive Site: 18.0 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Mount St. Helens Eruption Memorial: 18.1 mi
Museums: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Elk Rock Viewpoint: 24.1 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dogs Head PeakWNW 284°2,481 m14.5 mi
Lava DomeWNW 283°2,180 m15.1 mi
Lemei RockSSE 147°1,805.9 m10.8 mi
Sunrise PeakNNE 25°1,795.9 m13.9 mi
McCoy PeakNNE 13°1,784.9 m12.8 mi
Jumbo PeakNNE 26°1,768.1 m12.3 mi
Craggy PeakN 9°1,745 m7.9 mi
Bird MountainSSE 147°1,739.2 m9.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4119:20
June solstice05:1720:1721:03
September equinox06:5518:2719:07
December solstice07:4815:3416:25

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, 17 mi away.

Streamflow

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs1,2931,1771,1961,2871,2467793371921783441,0711,267

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6296680604

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