Chinook Falls
Chinook Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 476 m. Gifford Peak stands 1,636 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Middle Siouxon Falls, a waterfall 0.5 miles away. Historic Columbia River passes 25 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 19 m
How to reach it
- 25.0 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
Overlooks nearby
- Rock Falls lookout point · 17 mi
- Loowit Viewpoint · 22 mi
- Hardy Falls Viewpoint · 23 mi
- North Fork Toutle River Viewpoint · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Middle Siouxon Falls: 0.5 mi
- Lower Wildcat Falls: 0.8 mi
- Wildcat Falls: 0.8 mi
- Upper Siouxon Falls: 1.3 mi
- Siouxon Falls: 1.8 mi
- Eagle Cliff Park Recreation Area: 8.5 mi
- Beaver Bay: 10.2 mi
- Cougar Park: 10.6 mi
- Yale Park: 10.6 mi
- Saddle Dam Recreation Area: 10.8 mi
- Siouxon Peak: 2.2 mi
- Huffman Peak: 2.6 mi
- Timbered Peak: 3.0 mi
- Calamity Peak: 3.3 mi
- West Point: 3.7 mi
- Trail Of Two Forests Interpretive Site: 10.5 mi
- Lahar Viewpoint Interpretive Site: 13.6 mi
- Moss Spring Observation Site: 13.8 mi
- Lava Canyon Interpretive Site: 14.1 mi
- Berry Fields Interpretive Site: 18.8 mi
- Sunset Falls Day Use Area: 11.9 mi
- Hemlock Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Lower Falls Day Use Area: 17.4 mi
- Smith Creek Interpretive Site: 20.0 mi
- Cedar C: 23.0 mi
- Flagpole: 15.5 mi
- Mount St. Helens Eruption Memorial: 22.2 mi
- Hadley Grove: 23.1 mi
- Pacific Crest Trail Cascade Locks: 23.1 mi
- Fort Raines: 23.4 mi
- Running Free: 24.0 mi
- Elvis & Marilyn Monroe: 24.7 mi
- Fountain of Youth: 24.7 mi
- Mother & Child: 24.7 mi
- A Mother's Joy: 24.8 mi
- Summit Spring: 12.1 mi
- Kalama Spring: 14.3 mi
- Cold Spring: 18.9 mi
- East Spring: 23.4 mi
- Teakettle Spring: 24.9 mi
- North Clark Historical Museum: 16.7 mi
- Lelooska Cultural Center: 22.0 mi
- Johnston Ridge Observatory: 22.1 mi
- Cascade Locks Historical Museum: 23.0 mi
- Bradford Island Visitors Center: 23.7 mi
- Point 3670: 8.2 mi
- Eagle Cliffs: 8.5 mi
- Breezy Point: 15.4 mi
- Red Bluffs: 19.1 mi
- Moulton Falls Regional Park: 16.7 mi
- Lucia Falls Park: 18.1 mi
- Great Camas Patch: 22.2 mi
- Pierce Island: 24.1 mi
- Ed's Trail Arch: 15.6 mi
- Natural Bridges: 21.8 mi
- Home Valley Beach: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Chinook Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gifford Peak | E 85° | 1,636 m | 14.9 mi |
| East Crater | E 81° | 1,615 m | 16.0 mi |
| Berry Mountain | E 90° | 1,529 m | 14.6 mi |
| Red Mountain | E 98° | 1,513 m | 14.3 mi |
| Lone Butte | ENE 64° | 1,453 m | 14.7 mi |
| Butte Camp Dome | NNW 339° | 1,410 m | 15.7 mi |
| Soda Peaks | SSE 153° | 1,351 m | 6.2 mi |
| Twin Rocks | S 174° | 1,340 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:42 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 20:17 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:36 | 16:27 |
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, 8 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, 9 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/5304298012
Day trips start here
- Mount St. Helens · 17 mi
- Stevenson · 21 mi
- Cascade Locks · 23 mi
- Camas · 29 mi
- Washougal · 29 mi
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