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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. International Selkirk Scenic Loop passes 14 miles off.

What the record says

Height
10 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.51205, -117.65756

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: 5
  • 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

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Crystal Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Calispell PeakSE2,087 m8.8 mi
Little Calispell PeakSE1,796 m11.7 mi
Chewelah MountainSSE1,759 m16.2 mi
Gillette MountainNNW1,757 m14.2 mi
Dirty ShirtSE1,756 m11.2 mi
Old Dominion MountainNW1,753 m6.3 mi
Saddle MountainSE1,720 m9.8 mi
Olson PeakESE1,710 m5.4 mi

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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3068752425

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