Explorer Falls
Explorer Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 285 m. Whitehorse Mountain stands 2,092 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Marsh Creek Falls, a waterfall 4.0 miles away. Stevens Pass Greenway passes 8.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 15.25 m
How to reach it
- 8.3 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- 8.3 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 21.3 mi off the MUKILTEO TO CLINTON
- 27.4 mi off the EDMONDS TO KINGSTON
Overlooks nearby
- Sultan River Vista · 8 mi
- Side Channel Vista · 8 mi
- Skykomish River Viewpoint · 11 mi
- View of railroad bridge · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- West Lake Roesiger Park: 4.3 mi
- Dog Float: 4.4 mi
- Lake Bronson Club: 4.4 mi
- Sky Valley Sportsman's Park: 5.6 mi
- Osprey Park: 7.7 mi
- Mount Pilchuck: 5.8 mi
- Blue Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Bald Mountain West Peak: 6.9 mi
- Startup Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Iron Mountain: 8.7 mi
- Cut Log: 8.2 mi
- Granite Falls and Fish Ladder: 9.8 mi
- Lewis Street River Access: 10.9 mi
- Gala Events: 11.8 mi
- Lake Stevens Monster: 12.5 mi
- One choice mural.: 9.0 mi
- Falls Mural: 9.0 mi
- Snohomish Rock: 12.2 mi
- Dogtown Z Board: 16.2 mi
- Hanging Rock: 16.6 mi
- Marsh Creek Falls: 4.0 mi
- Lower Twin Falls: 5.8 mi
- Twin Falls: 5.9 mi
- Upper Olney Falls: 9.1 mi
- Olney Falls: 9.2 mi
- Sultan Materials: 8.4 mi
- Julia V. Morris Centennial Garden: 11.0 mi
- WSU Garden: 15.4 mi
- Evergreen Arboretum and Garden: 16.7 mi
- Nishiyama Japanese Garden: 16.7 mi
- Henry M. Jackson Hydroelectric Project: 10.8 mi
- Native Growth Protection Area: 12.7 mi
- Forgotten Creek Nature Area: 17.3 mi
- 4th Avenue Open Space: 17.4 mi
- Old Duvall Water Tank Site: 17.5 mi
- Granite Falls Historical Museum: 8.9 mi
- Monroe Historical Society: 10.3 mi
- Lake Stevens Historical Museum: 10.4 mi
- Blackman Museum: 12.5 mi
- Imagine Children's Museum: 16.8 mi
- Fiddlers Bluff: 13.5 mi
- Lower Town Wall: 16.8 mi
- Index Town Wall: 16.9 mi
- Moai: 17.1 mi
- Peanuts Gallery: 17.1 mi
- Hemple Creek Day Use Area: 8.2 mi
- Nighthawk Site: 11.3 mi
- Bear Creek Site: 11.5 mi
- Lion's Centennial Pavilion: 15.4 mi
- The Clearing: 17.3 mi
- Quarters A: 21.4 mi
- Mukilteo Lighthouse: 21.4 mi
- Ladder Storage: 21.4 mi
- Quarters B: 21.4 mi
- Normandy Beach: 10.7 mi
- Duvall Beach: 17.9 mi
- Tulalip Shores: 23.0 mi
- Smokey Point Northbound Rest Area: 20.5 mi
- Smokey Point Southbound Rest Area: 20.6 mi
- Monte Cristo: 20.9 mi
- Alpine: 24.6 mi
- Garland Mineral Springs: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Explorer Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehorse Mountain | NNE 26° | 2,092 m | 17.7 mi |
| Del Campo Peak | E 88° | 2,016 m | 17.4 mi |
| Three Fingers | NNE 29° | 1,984 m | 15.0 mi |
| Gothic Peak | E 89° | 1,895 m | 17.1 mi |
| Big Four Mountain | ENE 74° | 1,880 m | 15.5 mi |
| Vesper Peak | E 82° | 1,871 m | 15.3 mi |
| Morning Star Peak | E 84° | 1,834 m | 16.5 mi |
| Sperry Peak | E 81° | 1,813 m | 16.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:39 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 20:22 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 15:24 | 16:17 |
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 | 41 | 42 | 45 | 50 | 56 | 60 | 65 | 65 | 60 | 52 | 45 | 40 |
| Precip in | 8.9 | 5.9 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 7.1 | 9.8 | 8.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Startup 1 E, 10 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jan–May, Oct–Nov — fullest in Nov, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 202 | 218 | 237 | 205 | 211 | 164 | 143 | 117 | 170 | 223 | 246 | 189 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Sultan River Below Diversion Dam Near Sultan, WA, 3 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/5809648392
Day trips start here
- Granite Falls · 9 mi
- Monroe · 10 mi
- Snohomish · 12 mi
- Everett · 16 mi
- Marysville · 16 mi
- Arlington · 19 mi
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