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Falls Creek Falls

Falls Creek Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Falls Creek Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 649 m. Lemei Rock stands 1,806 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is South Butte, a peak 0.7 miles away. JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD passes 14 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Height
102.1 m
Getting there

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Coordinates45.90997, -121.91379

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • South Butte: 0.7 mi
  • Middle Butte: 1.1 mi
  • North Butte: 2.0 mi
  • Big Butte: 2.7 mi
  • Lava Butte: 2.9 mi
Waterfalls
Parks
  • Wind River Natural Area: 6.2 mi
  • Wind River Arboretum: 7.7 mi
  • Eagle Cliff Park Recreation Area: 12.0 mi
  • Cedar Flats Natural Area: 14.3 mi
  • Big Cedars County Park: 15.0 mi
Historic sites
Artworks: 32
Springs: 19
  • Cold Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Summit Spring: 15.5 mi
  • East Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Bear Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Cold Spring: 17.3 mi
Attractions: 14
  • Little Huckleberry Trail No 47 Trailhead: 10.1 mi
  • Berry Fields Interpretive Site: 14.2 mi
  • Skamania County Fairgrounds: 15.1 mi
  • Basket Tree Interpretive Site: 15.9 mi
  • Oxbow Fish Hatchery: 16.4 mi
Picnic sites: 7
Cliffs: 7
Nature reserves: 5
Gardens: 5
Beaches: 4
  • Home Valley Beach: 15.4 mi
  • Windboarding Beachhead: 22.6 mi
  • Slackwater Beach: 23.6 mi
  • Marina Beach: 23.8 mi
Museums: 4
Natural arches: 2
  • Natural Bridges: 12.6 mi
  • Ed's Trail Arch: 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Falls Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lemei RockNE 45°1,805.9 m10.5 mi
Bird MountainNE 35°1,739.2 m11.0 mi
Gifford PeakNE 46°1,636.2 m7.2 mi
Sawtooth MountainNNE 32°1,631.6 m13.0 mi
East CraterNE 45°1,614.5 m8.7 mi
Berry MountainNE 53°1,529 m6.1 mi
Red MountainENE 69°1,513 m4.8 mi
Little Huckleberry MountainE 100°1,457.2 m10.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4119:20
June solstice05:1820:1621:02
September equinox06:5518:2819:07
December solstice07:4715:3616:26

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333640465459656559494033
Precip in14.511.39.86.13.32.20.50.82.88.113.815.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carson Fish Hatchery, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5288458836

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