Hemlock Creek Falls
Hemlock Creek Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 536 m. Mount Saint Helens stands 2,549 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Cave Falls, a waterfall 0.4 miles away.
What the record says
- Height
- 76 m
How to reach it
Overlooks nearby
- Loowit Viewpoint · 19 mi
- North Fork Toutle River Viewpoint · 21 mi
- Castle Lake Viewpoint · 22 mi
- Castle Lake Viewpoint Observation Site · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lower Cave Falls: 0.4 mi
- Cave Falls: 0.7 mi
- Big Creek Falls: 1.0 mi
- Tribulation Falls: 2.5 mi
- Rush Creek Falls: 3.0 mi
- House Rock: 2.1 mi
- Spencer Peak: 2.7 mi
- Burnt Peak: 2.8 mi
- Hungry Peak: 3.4 mi
- Spencer Butte: 4.5 mi
- Cedar Flats Natural Area: 4.3 mi
- Eagle Cliff Park Recreation Area: 4.9 mi
- Beaver Bay: 16.8 mi
- Cougar Park: 17.7 mi
- Wind River Natural Area: 18.6 mi
- Berry Fields Interpretive Site: 7.7 mi
- Lava Canyon Interpretive Site: 9.0 mi
- Moss Spring Observation Site: 9.1 mi
- Lahar Viewpoint Interpretive Site: 9.1 mi
- Basket Tree Interpretive Site: 10.1 mi
- Lower Falls Day Use Area: 4.6 mi
- Smith Creek Interpretive Site: 14.1 mi
- Ice Cave Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
- Hemlock Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
- Coldwater Lake Picnic And Boating Site: 21.0 mi
- Breezy Point: 3.5 mi
- Point 3670: 4.8 mi
- Eagle Cliffs: 4.8 mi
- Suksdorf Ridge: 22.3 mi
- Roosevelt Cliff: 22.6 mi
- Cold Spring: 9.6 mi
- Kalama Spring: 16.1 mi
- Bear Spring: 16.4 mi
- Rock Spring: 17.9 mi
- Summit Spring: 24.3 mi
- Natural Bridges: 15.9 mi
- Mount St. Helens Eruption Memorial: 18.5 mi
- Johnston Ridge Observatory: 18.6 mi
- Trout Lake Big Tree Interpretive Site: 19.2 mi
- Elk Rock Viewpoint: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Hemlock Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Saint Helens | WNW 297° | 2,549 m | 14.4 mi |
| Dogs Head Peak | WNW 301° | 2,481 m | 13.9 mi |
| Lava Dome | WNW 300° | 2,180 m | 14.4 mi |
| Lemei Rock | SE 124° | 1,806 m | 9.7 mi |
| Craggy Peak | NNE 16° | 1,745 m | 12.0 mi |
| Bird Mountain | ESE 119° | 1,739 m | 8.1 mi |
| Badger Peak | N 7° | 1,713 m | 13.0 mi |
| Kirk Rock | N 11° | 1,706 m | 12.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:41 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 20:17 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:28 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 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, 14 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–May — fullest in Jan, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 1,293 | 1,177 | 1,196 | 1,287 | 1,246 | 779 | 337 | 192 | 178 | 344 | 1,071 | 1,267 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Muddy River Below Clear Creek Near Cougar, WA, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8012447055
Day trips start here
- Mount St. Helens · 15 mi
- Stevenson · 28 mi
- Cascade Locks · 29 mi
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