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Frenchman Coulee Waterfall

Frenchman Coulee Waterfall, seen from above at true elevation

Frenchman Coulee Waterfall is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 311 m. Whiskey Dick Mountain stands 1,182 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is The Feathers, a cliff 0.6 miles away. Coulee Corridor Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.

What the record says

Height
30 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.03456, -119.95574

84 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 31
  • City of George Park: 5.5 mi
  • Rocky Coulee Recreational Area: 5.6 mi
  • Vantage Boat Launch: 6.6 mi
  • Vantage Bay Playground: 7.2 mi
  • Sand Hollow Recreation Area: 7.6 mi
Springs: 15
  • Kohler Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Bohinkleman Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Buckhorn Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Bryant Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Reynolds Spring: 10.7 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • The Feathers: 0.6 mi
  • The Gallery: 0.9 mi
  • Zig Zag Wall: 1.0 mi
  • Kotick Memorial Wall: 1.1 mi
  • Lower Wall: 1.1 mi
Peaks: 11
Museums: 4
Waterfalls: 2
  • Ancient Lake Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Upper Ancient Lake Falls: 8.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Farm Equipment Displays: 24.5 mi
  • Old agricultural devices: 24.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Frenchman Coulee Waterfall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whiskey Dick MountainW1,182 m13.0 mi
Laurel HillNW1,149 m23.8 mi
Chinamans HatW1,127 m14.0 mi
Monument HillNNE878 m21.0 mi
Wahatis PeakSE803 m24.5 mi
Stemilt HillNW757 m24.8 mi
Sentinel MountainSSE733 m15.6 mi
Cape HornNNW649 m13.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3219:13
June solstice05:0520:1220:59
September equinox06:4718:1918:59
December solstice07:4415:2216:14

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303543516066737264513830
Precip in1.00.70.70.60.70.50.20.10.20.60.91.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quincy, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2443353619

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