Giant Falls
Giant Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 1,354 m. Columbia Crest stands 4,392 m to the southeast, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Division Rock, a peak 0.3 miles away. JCT MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK TO JCT SR 162 VIC SOUTH PRAIRIE passes 3.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 110.6 m
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the JCT MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK TO JCT SR 162 VIC SOUTH PRAIRIE
- 11.1 mi off the JCT SR 7 VIC ELBE TO JCT ENTRANCE MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK
- 11.1 mi off the JCT SR 7 VIC ELBE TO MT RAINIER NAT PARK BOUNDARY
- 14.5 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sourdough Gap · 17 mi
- Skookum Falls Viewpoint · 17 mi
- North Snoquera Point · 17 mi
- South Snoquera Point · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Division Rock: 0.3 mi
- Tillicum Point: 1.2 mi
- Hessong Rock: 1.5 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 1.8 mi
- Fay Peak: 2.0 mi
- Spray Falls: 1.0 mi
- Cataract Falls: 3.3 mi
- Cataract Falls: 3.3 mi
- Ipsut Falls: 4.8 mi
- Alice Falls: 5.0 mi
- 8th Avenue Park: 15.4 mi
- Coke Oven Handcar Park: 16.3 mi
- H. R. E. Nelson Park: 16.8 mi
- Wilkeson Skate Park: 16.9 mi
- Roosevelt Park: 17.0 mi
- Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument: 7.3 mi
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 9.9 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 10.7 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather Memorial: 15.9 mi
- Old Mineshaft: 16.0 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 1.0 mi
- Ptarmigan Ridge: 1.9 mi
- Jeanette Heights: 2.5 mi
- Colonnade: 2.7 mi
- Mowich Face: 3.7 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
- Sunrise Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
- Valley View Day Use Area: 16.0 mi
- High Point Day Use Area: 16.7 mi
- Eagle Crest Day Use Area: 17.2 mi
- The Wilkeson Way to Carbon Glacier: 16.7 mi
- Wheel: 16.8 mi
- Recycled Spirit of Iron: 16.8 mi
- Bacon and Eggs: 16.9 mi
- The Great Outdoors: 21.1 mi
- Coffee Cup: 5.6 mi
- The Trident: 6.5 mi
- Caboose: 16.6 mi
- Skookum Slope Mine & Queen Mine Cars: 16.6 mi
- Big Cedar: 17.2 mi
- Longmire Museum: 10.8 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 10.8 mi
- Mount Rainier Railroad and Logging Museum: 19.4 mi
- Stage Stop Museum: 19.7 mi
- Foothills Historical Society: 19.8 mi
- Northwest Trek Wildlife Park: 19.9 mi
- Middle Boise Creek Natural Area: 20.8 mi
- Stonequarry Creek Natural Area: 23.9 mi
- Fell Hill Park: 24.1 mi
- Morse Wildlife Preserve: 24.2 mi
- Iron Mike Springs: 10.5 mi
- Bum Springs: 17.8 mi
- Log Spring: 21.2 mi
- Soda Springs: 22.2 mi
- Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 18.8 mi
- Goodwill Garden: 21.7 mi
- Discovery Park Gardens: 22.3 mi
- Elbe Rest Area: 18.7 mi
- Bevin Lake Rest Area: 24.8 mi
- Waterfront: 16.2 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 17.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Giant Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Crest | SE 128° | 4,392 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mount Rainier | SE 128° | 4,392 m | 5.7 mi |
| Point Success | SE 134° | 4,302 m | 5.6 mi |
| Liberty Cap | SE 127° | 4,297 m | 4.6 mi |
| Gibraltar Rock | SE 128° | 3,863 m | 6.4 mi |
| Tahoma Cleaver | SE 142° | 3,533 m | 5.2 mi |
| Saint Andrews Rock | SE 139° | 3,520 m | 4.5 mi |
| Steamboat Prow | ESE 111° | 2,940 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:40 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 20:19 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:30 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 41 | 45 | 53 | 54 | 49 | 40 | 32 | 27 |
| Precip in | 17.2 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 8.3 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 4.4 | 11.3 | 18.2 | 18.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rainier Paradise RS, 10 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–Jan, May–Aug — fullest in Jun, leanest in Mar.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 562 | 456 | 392 | 439 | 636 | 760 | 666 | 538 | 399 | 395 | 587 | 597 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Puyallup River Near Electron, WA, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Inside the official boundary of Mount Rainier National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Feb and Dec; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/1901214770
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 7 mi
- Eatonville · 20 mi
- Puyallup · 28 mi
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