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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

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: 13
  • 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 12.7 miles of Drury Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dragontail PeakSSW 201°2,695 m11.6 mi
Pandora's BoxSSW 201°2,658 m11.9 mi
Colchuck PeakSSW 203°2,653 m11.9 mi
Cannon MountainSSW 196°2,637 m9.6 mi
Enchantment PeakSSW 195°2,597 m10.5 mi
Witches TowerSSW 199°2,597 m11.6 mi
Cashmere MountainSW 221°2,595 m7.2 mi
Little AnnapurnaSSW 196°2,578 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 5080 °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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