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Clear Creek Falls

Clear Creek Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Clear Creek Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 1,252 m. Gilbert Peak stands 2,494 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Spiral Butte, a peak 0.6 miles away. JCT KOSMOS RD VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 410 VIC NACHES runs past it.

What the record says

Height
69.5 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.65597, -121.35142

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 54
  • Laval Creek Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Fish Ladder Falls: 8.4 mi
  • South Fork Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Grant Purcell Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Great Falls: 11.5 mi
Cliffs: 22
Springs: 8
Picnic sites: 5
  • White Pass Day Use: 1.7 mi
  • Clear Lake Day Use Area: 3.6 mi
  • Wild Rose Day Use Area: 14.4 mi
  • Paradise Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
  • Sunrise Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
Museums: 4
Parks: 3
  • Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 15.7 mi
  • Jim Sprick Community Park: 23.3 mi
  • Boulder Cave Day Use Area: 24.6 mi
Historic sites: 3
Attractions: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 11.5 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Clear Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gilbert PeakSSW 193°2,494 m11.9 mi
Goat CitadelSSW 196°2,439 m11.8 mi
Big HornSSW 197°2,438 m11.8 mi
Ives PeakSSW 203°2,414 m11.6 mi
Old Snowy MountainSSW 206°2,408 m11.1 mi
Tieton PeakSSW 192°2,367.7 m10.1 mi
Mount AixNNE 25°2,367 m10.6 mi
Bismarck PeakNNE 26°2,311.9 m8.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3819:18
June solstice05:1320:1621:03
September equinox06:5318:2519:05
December solstice07:4815:2916:21

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374044485560666660514237
Precip in8.96.06.13.92.92.00.70.92.36.09.49.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Packwood, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/830611236

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