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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. White Pass Scenic Byway 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: 20
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 15.0 miles of Clear Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gilbert PeakSSW2,494 m11.9 mi
Goat CitadelSSW2,439 m11.8 mi
Big HornSSW2,438 m11.8 mi
Ives PeakSSW2,414 m11.6 mi
Old Snowy MountainSSW2,408 m11.1 mi
Tieton PeakSSW2,368 m10.1 mi
Mount AixNNE2,367 m10.6 mi
Bismarck PeakNNE2,312 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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