Curtain Falls
Curtain Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 564 m. Sunrise Peak stands 1,796 m to the southeast, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Angel Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. White Pass Scenic Byway passes 7.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 23 m
- Width
- 9 m
How to reach it
- 7.4 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Loowit Viewpoint · 21 mi
- North Fork Toutle River Viewpoint · 23 mi
- Palisades Viewpoint · 23 mi
- Castle Lake Viewpoint Observation Site · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tower Rock: 1.0 mi
- Burley Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Bluff Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Lone Tree Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Greenhorn Buttes: 3.6 mi
- Angel Falls: 0.1 mi
- Camp Creek Falls: 1.9 mi
- Upper Bishop Falls: 7.7 mi
- Middle Bishop Falls: 7.8 mi
- Bishop Falls: 7.9 mi
- Jack Morris Park: 6.5 mi
- Cowlitz Falls Campground: 9.3 mi
- Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 15.3 mi
- Taidnapam Park: 15.3 mi
- Glenoma Community Park: 16.2 mi
- Monument Entry Road 99 Interpretive Site: 12.9 mi
- Windy Ridge Interpretive Site: 18.3 mi
- Lava Canyon Interpretive Site: 21.3 mi
- Coldwater Ridge Visitor Center Interpretive Site: 21.5 mi
- Moss Spring Observation Site: 21.6 mi
- Goat Dike: 9.3 mi
- Breezy Point: 19.7 mi
- Coal Creek Bluff: 19.9 mi
- Palisades: 22.6 mi
- The Ramparts: 23.0 mi
- White Pass Country Historical Museum: 15.0 mi
- Historic Packwood Station: 15.4 mi
- Johnston Ridge Observatory: 20.3 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 22.4 mi
- Longmire Museum: 22.4 mi
- Bum Springs: 19.8 mi
- Soda Spring: 20.0 mi
- Cold Spring: 21.5 mi
- Iron Mike Springs: 22.6 mi
- Hidden Spring: 24.1 mi
- Iron Creek Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
- Smith Creek Interpretive Site: 17.5 mi
- Lower Falls Day Use Area: 18.8 mi
- Coldwater Lake Picnic And Boating Site: 21.8 mi
- Kosmos Bridge: 17.2 mi
- Mount St. Helens Eruption Memorial: 20.1 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 22.4 mi
- Bevin Lake Rest Area: 10.3 mi
- Lindberg: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Curtain Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise Peak | SE 146° | 1,796 m | 7.8 mi |
| South Point | NE 56° | 1,786 m | 11.8 mi |
| McCoy Peak | S 169° | 1,785 m | 6.8 mi |
| Jumbo Peak | SSE 154° | 1,768 m | 9.0 mi |
| Twin Sisters | NE 53° | 1,761 m | 6.9 mi |
| Strawberry Mountain | WSW 252° | 1,749 m | 9.3 mi |
| Craggy Peak | S 181° | 1,745 m | 11.3 mi |
| Cold Springs Butte | ENE 75° | 1,729 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:40 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 20:18 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:33 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 40 | 44 | 48 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 64 | 58 | 50 | 42 | 38 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenoma, 15 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 1,290 | 1,060 | 1,100 | 1,289 | 1,869 | 1,586 | 823 | 490 | 389 | 490 | 1,023 | 1,176 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Cispus River AB Yellowjacket Creek Near Randle, WA, 1 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9069216285
Day trips start here
- Mount St. Helens · 23 mi
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