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Crystal Falls

Crystal Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Crystal Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 846 m. Calispell Peak stands 2,087 m to the southeast, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Trilbey Falls, a waterfall 0.6 miles away. JCT SR 97 VIC TONASKET TO JCT SR 2 VIC NEWPORT runs past it.

The record

What the record says

Height
10 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates48.51205, -117.65756
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Blacktail Mountain: 2.3 mi
  • Mill Butte: 3.7 mi
  • Scrabbler Mountain: 4.9 mi
  • Olson Peak: 5.4 mi
  • Old Dominion Mountain: 6.3 mi
Parks: 17
  • Black Lake Public Access: 3.4 mi
  • Vaagen Field: 10.7 mi
  • Fort Colville Historical Monument: 10.9 mi
  • Colville City Park: 11.3 mi
  • Heritage Court: 11.6 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Trilbey Falls: 0.6 mi
  • Marble Creek Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Douglas Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Upper Meyers Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Sweet Creek Falls: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
Attractions: 4
  • Arden Old-Timer’s Rodeo Grounds: 10.7 mi
  • Hixson Castles: 11.8 mi
  • Mining: 11.8 mi
  • Pend Oreille County Fairground: 20.2 mi
Museums: 4
Nature reserves: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Historic sites: 2
  • Radar Dome: 6.3 mi
  • Mount Rogers Fire Lookout: 15.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Ski Point Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Crystal Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Calispell PeakSE 126°2,087 m8.8 mi
Little Calispell PeakSE 139°1,796 m11.7 mi
Chewelah MountainSSE 166°1,759 m16.2 mi
Gillette MountainNNW 330°1,757 m14.2 mi
Dirty ShirtSE 132°1,756 m11.2 mi
Old Dominion MountainNW 319°1,753 m6.3 mi
Saddle MountainSE 134°1,720 m9.8 mi
Olson PeakESE 107°1,710 m5.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2219:03
June solstice04:4920:0720:57
September equinox06:3818:0918:50
December solstice07:4115:0415:58

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293341495863717061483629
Precip in2.21.51.91.51.92.10.80.70.71.52.22.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Colville, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3068752425

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