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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: 3
  • Big Cedar: 14.7 mi
  • The Trident: 24.2 mi
  • Elk Pass / Boundary Trailhead: 24.4 mi
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 PeakESE 113°2,494 m11.7 mi
Goat CitadelESE 114°2,439 m11.2 mi
Big HornESE 114°2,438 m10.9 mi
Ives PeakESE 113°2,414 m9.5 mi
Old Snowy MountainESE 110°2,408 m9.0 mi
Tieton PeakESE 105°2,367.7 m11.7 mi
Johnson PeakE 101°2,282 m6.4 mi
Hawkeye PointESE 109°2,265 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 5080 °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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