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Deschutes Falls

Deschutes Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Deschutes Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 245 m. Storm King Mountain stands 1,445 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Deschutes Falls County Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. JCT SR 12 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 507 VIC ROY WYE passes 5.0 miles off.

About

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waterfall in Thurston County, Washington state, United States of America

Wikidata Q102327038, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Getting there

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Coordinates46.80282, -122.41550

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Deschutes Falls County Park: 0.0 mi
  • Elbow Lake State Park: 2.9 mi
  • Alder Lake Park: 5.3 mi
  • Harts Lake Public Access: 6.7 mi
  • Rapjohn Lake Public Access: 7.8 mi
Peaks
  • Green Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Bald Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Fossil Rock: 1.8 mi
  • Peak 840: 4.3 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 5.3 mi
Historic sites: 27
Attractions: 21
  • Ohop Ridge Christmas Tree Farm: 8.9 mi
  • Mount Rainier Railroad: 10.8 mi
  • Go Kart: 15.9 mi
  • Cinnabar Creek waterfalls: 16.1 mi
  • The Huntting's Pumpkin Patch and Haunted Forest: 17.3 mi
Museums: 13
  • Pioneer Farm Museum: 6.2 mi
  • Stage Stop Museum: 8.2 mi
  • Mount Rainier Railroad and Logging Museum: 13.6 mi
  • Tenino Depot Museum: 21.0 mi
  • Children’s Museum at JBLM: 21.4 mi
Gardens: 13
Waterfalls: 12
  • Little Mashel Upper Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Little Mashel Middle Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Little Mashel Lower Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Tornado Falls: 13.5 mi
Cliffs: 10
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 8
  • Pack Forest Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
  • Woodpecker Point Day Use Area: 10.1 mi
  • Jenny's Junction Day Use Area: 11.7 mi
  • Eagle Crest Day Use Area: 11.9 mi
  • High Point Day Use Area: 12.0 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Artworks: 6
Springs: 5
  • Crystal Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Silver Spring: 17.4 mi
  • Clear Creek Springs: 19.3 mi
  • McAllister Springs: 21.3 mi
  • Duryea Roadside Hidden Spring: 22.5 mi
Beaches: 3
  • South Beach: 21.5 mi
  • North Beach: 21.8 mi
  • The Arbors Private Beach: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Deschutes Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Storm King MountainSE 131°1,445 m16.2 mi
The RockiesSSE 167°1,324 m10.4 mi
Mount ElbertSSE 159°1,323 m11.1 mi
Trout Creek PeakSE 139°1,248 m11.4 mi
Ladd MountainSE 127°1,198 m9.0 mi
Cougar MountainSSE 153°1,154 m7.2 mi
Huckleberry MountainS 188°1,150 m6.3 mi
Bergen MountainSSE 164°1,149 m13.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4219:22
June solstice05:1620:2121:08
September equinox06:5718:2919:09
December solstice07:5315:3316:25

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394145495660666661524439
Precip in8.15.86.35.43.82.70.91.32.55.48.48.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mayfield PWR PLT, 22 mi away.

Streamflow

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–Mar — fullest in Dec, leanest in Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs3,1492,5162,5811,8641,5981,3641,0308621,0521,3991,9423,191

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Nisqually River AB Powell Creek Near Mckenna, WA, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/2357792128

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