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Drury Falls

Drury Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Drury Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 1,237 m. Dragontail Peak stands 2,695 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Swiftwater Picnic Area, a picnic site 1.4 miles away. Stevens Pass Greenway passes 0.9 miles off.

What the record says

Height
386.2 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.63639, -120.74553

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Icicle Ridge North: 2.3 mi
  • Tumwater Mountain: 2.5 mi
  • Castle Rock: 3.0 mi
  • Icicle Ridge South: 3.3 mi
  • Jay Peak: 3.9 mi
Springs: 27
Parks: 20
Artworks: 14
Cliffs: 13
  • Upper Castle Rock: 3.0 mi
  • Lower Castle Rock: 3.0 mi
  • Bambino: 4.9 mi
  • Little Italy: 4.9 mi
  • Veteran's Club: 5.9 mi
Attractions: 12
  • Alpine Ascent Climbing Wall: 4.7 mi
  • Rocky Pond Estate Winery Leavenworth Tasting Room: 4.7 mi
  • Kestrel Vintners: 4.7 mi
  • Willkommen in Leavenworth: 4.8 mi
  • Maibaum: 4.8 mi
Waterfalls: 10
Beaches: 9
  • Dog Beach: 3.9 mi
  • Hot Sand Beach: 4.9 mi
  • Marble Rock Beach: 5.0 mi
  • Enchantment Beach: 5.0 mi
  • Deer Beach: 5.0 mi
Historic sites: 6
Gardens: 6
Museums: 5
  • Greater Leavenworth Museum: 4.8 mi
  • Nutcracker Museum & Store: 4.8 mi
  • Cashmere Museum and Pioneer Village: 15.7 mi
  • Rocky Reach Discovery Center: 22.0 mi
  • Rocky Reach Dam Discovery Center: 22.1 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 2
  • Swiftwater Picnic Area: 1.4 mi
  • Day Use Area: 18.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
Hot springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Drury Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dragontail PeakSSW2,695 m11.6 mi
Pandora's BoxSSW2,658 m11.9 mi
Colchuck PeakSSW2,653 m11.9 mi
Cannon MountainSSW2,637 m9.6 mi
Enchantment PeakSSW2,597 m10.5 mi
Witches TowerSSW2,597 m11.6 mi
Cashmere MountainSW2,595 m7.2 mi
Little AnnapurnaSSW2,578 m12.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3519:16
June solstice05:0620:1721:05
September equinox06:5018:2219:03
December solstice07:4915:2116:14

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263239475562696960483527
Precip in4.12.92.51.21.41.00.40.40.82.44.14.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Leavenworth 3 S, 6 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jul — fullest in Jun, leanest in Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs3103163236831,6981,779801248154237429351

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Icicle Creek Above Snow Creek Near Leavenworth, WA, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5521361154

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