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Jennings Falls

Jennings Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Jennings Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 678 m. Gilbert Peak stands 2,494 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is South Point, a peak 2.4 miles away. White Pass Scenic Byway passes 3.0 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
678 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.55607, -121.63308

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • South Point: 2.4 mi
  • Snyder Mountain: 2.6 mi
  • Smith Point: 3.2 mi
  • Skyo Mountain: 4.3 mi
  • Angry Mountain: 4.4 mi
Waterfalls
Cliffs: 20
Springs: 6
Picnic sites: 5
  • White Pass Day Use: 13.4 mi
  • Paradise Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
  • Clear Lake Day Use Area: 17.1 mi
  • Iron Creek Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
  • Sunrise Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
Museums: 4
Historic sites: 4
Parks: 3
  • Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 4.4 mi
  • Jack Morris Park: 14.4 mi
  • Cowlitz Falls Campground: 18.5 mi
Attractions: 2
Rest areas: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 13.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gilbert PeakESE2,494 m11.7 mi
Goat CitadelESE2,439 m11.2 mi
Big HornESE2,438 m10.9 mi
Ives PeakESE2,414 m9.5 mi
Old Snowy MountainESE2,408 m9.0 mi
Tieton PeakESE2,368 m11.7 mi
Johnson PeakE2,282 m6.4 mi
Hawkeye PointESE2,265 m7.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3919:19
June solstice05:1420:1721:04
September equinox06:5418:2619:06
December solstice07:4915:3116:22

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374044485560666660514237
Precip in8.96.06.13.92.92.00.70.92.36.09.49.2

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

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–Jan, Apr–Jul — fullest in Jun, leanest in Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs1,6121,4271,2851,7192,8322,9741,6987925638341,7011,745

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Cowlitz River AT Packwood, WA, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12178438778

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