Harmony Falls
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Harmony Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 1,063 m. Mount Saint Helens stands 2,549 m to the south-southwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Tephra Pinnacle, a peak 0.9 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC CASTLE ROCK TO JOHNSON RIDGE passes 3.7 miles off.
The story
Harmony Falls was a 50ft waterfall that once dropped into Spirit Lake before the major eruption of Mt St Helens buried it as the lake rose 200ft in its wake
Wikidata Q111449007, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC CASTLE ROCK TO JOHNSON RIDGE
- 16.0 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 410 VIC NACHES
- 16.0 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 16.0 mi off the JCT KOSMOS RD VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 410 VIC NACHES
Overlooks nearby
- Loowit Viewpoint · 5 mi
- North Fork Toutle River Viewpoint · 8 mi
- Castle Lake Viewpoint · 9 mi
- Castle Lake Viewpoint Observation Site · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tephra Pinnacle: 0.9 mi
- Windy Ridge: 1.7 mi
- Mount Margaret: 2.3 mi
- Mount Teragram: 2.4 mi
- Bismark Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Lower Loowit Falls: 4.5 mi
- Middle Loowit Falls: 4.8 mi
- Lower Step Falls: 5.1 mi
- Loowit Falls: 5.1 mi
- Step Falls: 5.3 mi
- Cedar Flats Natural Area: 13.2 mi
- Taidnapam Park: 13.2 mi
- Kalama Horse Camp: 13.9 mi
- Eagle Cliff Park Recreation Area: 15.6 mi
- Glenoma Community Park: 15.8 mi
- Windy Ridge Interpretive Site: 2.4 mi
- Monument Entry Road 99 Interpretive Site: 3.4 mi
- Elk Pass / Boundary Trailhead: 7.1 mi
- Coldwater Ridge Visitor Center Interpretive Site: 7.2 mi
- Lava Canyon Interpretive Site: 8.1 mi
- Smith Creek Interpretive Site: 2.0 mi
- Coldwater Lake Picnic And Boating Site: 7.1 mi
- Iron Creek Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
- Lower Falls Day Use Area: 14.2 mi
- Soda Spring: 9.8 mi
- Kalama Spring: 11.6 mi
- Cold Spring: 21.3 mi
- Breezy Point: 12.8 mi
- Eagle Cliffs: 15.6 mi
- Point 3670: 17.8 mi
- Mount St. Helens Eruption Memorial: 4.6 mi
- Kosmos Bridge: 15.2 mi
- Elk Rock Viewpoint: 10.8 mi
- Forest Learning Center Rest Area: 13.4 mi
- Johnston Ridge Observatory: 4.8 mi
- Lindberg: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Harmony Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Saint Helens | SSW 211° | 2,549 m | 7.3 mi |
| Dogs Head Peak | SSW 207° | 2,481 m | 6.3 mi |
| Lava Dome | SSW 211° | 2,180 m | 6.6 mi |
| Mount Whittier | NNW 346° | 1,792.5 m | 3.1 mi |
| Mount Teragram | NNW 343° | 1,786.4 m | 2.4 mi |
| Mount Margaret | NNW 338° | 1,785.8 m | 2.3 mi |
| McCoy Peak | ENE 76° | 1,784.9 m | 14.4 mi |
| Strawberry Mountain | NNE 29° | 1,749.2 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:42 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 20:18 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:35 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 42 | 45 | 50 | 57 | 61 | 68 | 68 | 63 | 54 | 45 | 39 |
| Precip in | 17.7 | 12.0 | 13.2 | 9.7 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 4.3 | 10.5 | 17.8 | 18.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cougar 6 E, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4393514296
Day trips start here
- Mount St. Helens · 7 mi
- Mossyrock · 24 mi
- Toutle · 28 mi
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