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Chinook Falls

Chinook Falls, seen from above at true elevation

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. JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND passes 12 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Height
19 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.96303, -122.11498

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Peaks
  • 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
Parks
  • 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
Attractions: 17
  • Trail Of Two Forests Interpretive Site: 10.5 mi
  • Lahar Viewpoint Interpretive Site: 13.6 mi
  • Moss Spring Observation Site: 13.8 mi
  • Ape Canyon Trailhead: 14.0 mi
  • Lava Canyon Interpretive Site: 14.1 mi
Picnic sites: 13
Historic sites: 7
Artworks: 7
  • 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
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 6
  • Summit Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Kalama Spring: 14.3 mi
  • Cold Spring: 18.9 mi
  • Cold Spring: 21.6 mi
  • East Spring: 23.4 mi
Museums: 5
Nature reserves: 4
Natural arches: 2
  • Ed's Trail Arch: 15.6 mi
  • Natural Bridges: 21.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Community Garden: 23.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Home Valley Beach: 23.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Chinook Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gifford PeakE 85°1,636.2 m14.9 mi
Berry MountainE 90°1,529 m14.6 mi
Red MountainE 98°1,513 m14.3 mi
Lone ButteENE 64°1,453 m14.7 mi
Butte Camp DomeNNW 339°1,410 m15.7 mi
Soda PeaksSSE 153°1,351 m6.2 mi
Twin RocksS 174°1,340 m6.3 mi
Timbered PeakE 85°1,335.3 m3.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4219:21
June solstice05:1920:1721:03
September equinox06:5618:2819:08
December solstice07:4815:3616:27

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, 8 mi away.

Streamflow

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs1,6381,4201,4321,7432,0921,5426753823356281,4881,769

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5304298012

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