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Greenleaf Falls

Greenleaf Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Greenleaf Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 542 m. Mount Defiance stands 1,504 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Table Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Historic Columbia River passes 6.8 miles off.

The story

Waterfall on Greenleaf Creek in Skamamia County, Washington state, United States of America.

Wikidata Q115497256, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Height
80'

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates45.69043, -121.96872

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
Parks
  • Bass Lake Recreation Area: 2.9 mi
  • North Shore Recreation Area: 3.1 mi
  • Washington Shore Visitor Facility: 3.3 mi
  • Fort Cascades Trail: 3.4 mi
  • Bradford Island Fishing Area: 3.4 mi
Historic sites
Artworks: 35
  • Running Free: 4.0 mi
  • Quaytskin: 20.9 mi
  • Bald Eagle: 21.3 mi
  • Reflections of a Cultural Landscape: 21.4 mi
  • Hood River Housing: 21.5 mi
Springs: 28
  • East Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Teakettle Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Tanner Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Big Cedar Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Wahkeena Spring: 11.3 mi
Nature reserves: 17
Attractions: 11
Museums: 9
Beaches: 8
  • Home Valley Beach: 9.3 mi
  • Cottonwood Beach: 19.9 mi
  • Sandy Swimming Hole: 20.5 mi
  • Windboarding Beachhead: 21.6 mi
  • Slackwater Beach: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Red Bluffs: 1.0 mi
  • Waespe Point: 9.2 mi
  • Cape Horn: 13.8 mi
  • Farside: 14.2 mi
  • Ozone Wall: 14.5 mi
Gardens: 7
Picnic sites: 6
Ghost towns: 3
Natural arches: 2
  • Ed's Trail Arch: 13.9 mi
  • Natural Bridges: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DefianceESE1,504 m12.2 mi
Indian MountainSE1,491 m11.9 mi
Green Point MountainESE1,444 m10.6 mi
Chinidere MountainSE1,416 m10.5 mi
Tomlike MountainSE1,387 m9.9 mi
Tanner ButteSSE1,355 m9.1 mi
Silver Star MountainWNW1,337 m13.6 mi
Lookout MountainNW1,287 m10.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4119:21
June solstice05:1920:1621:02
September equinox06:5618:2819:07
December solstice07:4615:3716:27

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394146515762686964554539
Precip in11.38.79.16.54.13.20.60.92.67.312.513.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bonneville DAM, 4 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–May — fullest in Dec, leanest in Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs2,1231,9641,7631,6941,2807313682402314631,3802,125

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Wind River Near Carson, WA, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/5234488959

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