Florence Falls
Florence Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 900 m. Chimney Rock stands 2,355 m to the southeast, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Mile High, a peak 2.0 miles away. Stevens Pass Greenway passes 7.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 43 m
How to reach it
- 7.7 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- 7.7 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 12.0 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
Overlooks nearby
- Twin Tunnels landmark · 12 mi
- Windy Point Viewpoint · 13 mi
- Mount Margaret · 15 mi
- Lunch Rock · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mile High: 2.0 mi
- Cascade Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Malachite Peak: 2.6 mi
- Little Bulger: 3.0 mi
- Camp Robber Peak: 3.2 mi
- Copper Lake Falls: 2.6 mi
- Malachite Falls: 2.7 mi
- Upper Copper Falls: 3.2 mi
- Big Heart Falls: 3.3 mi
- Middle Copper Falls: 3.3 mi
- Great Northern & Cascade Railway Park: 7.6 mi
- Skykomish City Ball Park: 8.0 mi
- Baring Community Park: 12.8 mi
- Hyak Sno-Parks: 14.4 mi
- Heybrook Ridge Park: 16.8 mi
- Caboose: 12.9 mi
- Tubing Park: 13.3 mi
- Amazonia: 17.5 mi
- Actual Cave: 17.5 mi
- Club Paradiso: 17.5 mi
- Old Skykomish Hotel: 7.6 mi
- Nordrum Lookout: 8.1 mi
- Apex Mine Equipment Relics: 8.9 mi
- Apex Mine Lower Tram Terminal & Mill ruins: 9.0 mi
- Pollalie Ridge Lookout: 13.0 mi
- Spouse Wall: 7.4 mi
- East Quartz Camp: 8.8 mi
- West Quartz Camp: 8.8 mi
- Lower Pratt Climbing Area: 10.2 mi
- Alpental Cliffs: 11.4 mi
- Skykomish Historical Society: 7.6 mi
- Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 7.6 mi
- Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum: 12.4 mi
- Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum: 20.2 mi
- Northwest Railway Museum, Train Hall: 20.9 mi
- Group Picnic Shelter: 7.9 mi
- Camp Brown Day Use Area: 8.4 mi
- Rockdale Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Asahel Curtis Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
- Mine Creek: 15.4 mi
- Poet's Path: 21.1 mi
- 2003 Centennial Mural: 21.1 mi
- Snoqualmie Totem Pole: 21.1 mi
- Soaring Moon: 21.1 mi
- Dendritic Root Floor: 21.7 mi
- Alpine: 10.2 mi
- Scenic: 13.2 mi
- Rockdale: 14.7 mi
- Wellington: 16.1 mi
- Martin: 22.3 mi
- Deception Falls Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
- South Fork Tolt Reservoir Watershed: 14.3 mi
- Moss Lake Natural Area: 22.8 mi
- Cottonwood Natural Area: 23.5 mi
- Griffin Creek Natural Area: 24.2 mi
- Goldmyer Hot Springs: 8.1 mi
- Scenic Hot Springs: 13.7 mi
- Garland Mineral Springs: 20.1 mi
- Travelers Rest Rest Area: 12.4 mi
- Iron Goat Rest Area: 12.9 mi
- Canyon Spring: 21.6 mi
- Normandy Beach: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Florence Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chimney Rock | SE 144° | 2,355 m | 7.8 mi |
| Mount Hinman | ESE 105° | 2,284 m | 8.3 mi |
| Lemah Mountain | SSE 153° | 2,280 m | 8.5 mi |
| Overcoat Peak | SE 144° | 2,265 m | 7.3 mi |
| Summit Chief Mountain | SE 134° | 2,228 m | 7.6 mi |
| Little Big Chief Mountain | SE 129° | 2,202 m | 7.7 mi |
| Bears Breast Mountain | ESE 119° | 2,194 m | 8.5 mi |
| Middle Chief Peak | SE 132° | 2,170 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:38 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 20:19 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:25 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 15:24 | 16:17 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 39 | 43 | 48 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 65 | 60 | 50 | 42 | 36 |
| Precip in | 16.7 | 10.6 | 11.9 | 8.4 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 12.3 | 18.1 | 14.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baring, 13 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–Jan, Mar–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 1,613 | 1,398 | 1,534 | 1,689 | 2,981 | 2,327 | 826 | 317 | 267 | 988 | 1,944 | 1,929 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge South Fork Skykomish River AT Skykomish, WA, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/12907589116
Day trips start here
- Snoqualmie Pass · 14 mi
- Stevens Pass · 17 mi
- North Bend · 20 mi
- Snoqualmie · 21 mi
- King County · 23 mi
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