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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. JCT SR 26 TO JCT SR 17 VIC WARDEN passes 23 miles off. 92 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Height
30 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.03456, -119.95574
Around it

92 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
Cliffs: 19
  • The Feathers: 0.6 mi
  • The Feathers: 0.6 mi
  • The Feathers: 0.8 mi
  • The Gallery: 0.9 mi
  • Zig Zag Wall: 1.0 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
Peaks: 11
Museums: 4
Rest areas: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Farm Equipment Displays: 24.5 mi
  • Old agricultural devices: 24.5 mi
  • Old agricultural devices: 24.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Ancient Lake Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Upper Ancient Lake Falls: 8.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 1
On the horizon

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 MountainW 267°1,182 m13.0 mi
Laurel HillNW 326°1,149 m23.8 mi
Chinamans HatW 268°1,127 m14.0 mi
Monument HillNNE 20°878 m21.0 mi
Wahatis PeakSE 130°803 m24.5 mi
Stemilt HillNW 324°757 m24.8 mi
Sentinel MountainSSE 163°733 m15.6 mi
Cape HornNNW 334°649 m13.3 mi
Conditions

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2443353619

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