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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. JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD passes 2.9 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

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: 35
  • East Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Teakettle Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Tanner Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Big Cedar Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Big Cedar Spring: 10.4 mi
Nature reserves: 18
Attractions: 13
Gardens: 10
  • Community Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Rose Garden Labyrinth: 17.8 mi
  • Westside Community Garden: 21.0 mi
  • Scott Johnson Community Garden: 21.3 mi
  • Thomsen Orchard Community Garden: 22.7 mi
Cliffs: 9
  • Red Bluffs: 1.0 mi
  • Red Bluffs: 1.1 mi
  • Red Bluffs: 1.5 mi
  • Waespe Point: 9.2 mi
  • Cape Horn: 13.8 mi
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
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 13.6 miles of Greenleaf Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DefianceESE 104°1,504 m12.2 mi
Indian MountainSE 145°1,491 m11.9 mi
Green Point MountainESE 115°1,443.8 m10.6 mi
Chinidere MountainSE 133°1,416 m10.5 mi
Tomlike MountainSE 125°1,387 m9.9 mi
Table MountainSSE 163°1,383.8 m12.8 mi
Tanner ButteSSE 161°1,355 m9.1 mi
Silver Star MountainWNW 287°1,337 m13.6 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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