Kanim Falls
Kanim Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 1,167 m. Camp Robber Peak stands 1,916 m to the southeast, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Lennox Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 5.8 miles off.
The story
Kanim Falls (200 feet (61 m)) is the major waterfall on the North Fork of the Snoqualmie River. It is located at the outlet of Lake Kanim and is near the source of the North Fork of the Snoqualmie River. The falls were named after Chief Jerry Kanim who was the leader of Snoqualmie people.
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Wikidata Q37975, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 85.3 m
How to reach it
- 5.8 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 5.8 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- 5.8 mi off the JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN
- 16.4 mi off the JCT WEST LAKE SAMMAMISH PKWY VIC ISSAQUAH TO JCT SR 970 VIC CLE ELUM
Overlooks nearby
- Lunch Rock · 9 mi
- Valley Overlook · 9 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls viewpoint · 11 mi
- Canyon Falls Viewpoint · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lennox Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Canoe Peak: 0.8 mi
- Bare Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Easter Peak: 2.3 mi
- Cleveland Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Goat Creek Falls: 1.7 mi
- Milwawkie Falls: 2.7 mi
- Borderline Falls: 3.4 mi
- Immigration Falls: 3.9 mi
- Otter Falls: 5.0 mi
- Great Northern & Cascade Railway Park: 6.6 mi
- Skykomish City Ball Park: 7.2 mi
- Baring Community Park: 7.6 mi
- Heybrook Ridge Park: 11.0 mi
- Big Eddy River Access: 14.5 mi
- Caboose: 15.4 mi
- Amazonia: 17.7 mi
- Actual Cave: 17.8 mi
- Club Paradiso: 17.8 mi
- Semi Wall: 17.8 mi
- Apex Mine Equipment Relics: 2.7 mi
- Apex Mine Lower Tram Terminal & Mill ruins: 3.0 mi
- Old Skykomish Hotel: 6.6 mi
- Nordrum Lookout: 7.9 mi
- W. Mitch Hungate: 16.0 mi
- Spouse Wall: 7.7 mi
- East Quartz Camp: 8.3 mi
- West Quartz Camp: 8.4 mi
- Lower Pratt Climbing Area: 9.7 mi
- Lower Town Wall: 11.6 mi
- South Fork Tolt Reservoir Watershed: 8.2 mi
- Deception Falls Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
- Moss Lake Natural Area: 17.3 mi
- Griffin Creek Natural Area: 19.7 mi
- Cottonwood Natural Area: 20.4 mi
- Axelilia: 17.2 mi
- Poet's Path: 18.3 mi
- 2003 Centennial Mural: 18.3 mi
- Soaring Moon: 18.4 mi
- Snoqualmie Totem Pole: 18.4 mi
- Skykomish Historical Society: 6.6 mi
- Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 6.6 mi
- Skykomish Historical Society: 6.7 mi
- Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum: 17.0 mi
- Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum: 18.3 mi
- Group Picnic Shelter: 7.9 mi
- Camp Brown Day Use Area: 8.5 mi
- Heybrook Lookout Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
- Mine Creek: 15.2 mi
- Olallie State Park South Fork Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
- Alpine: 11.9 mi
- Scenic: 15.7 mi
- Wellington: 18.0 mi
- Rockdale: 18.7 mi
- Kerriston: 22.5 mi
- Goldmyer Hot Springs: 13.3 mi
- Scenic Hot Springs: 16.4 mi
- Garland Mineral Springs: 17.0 mi
- Sultan Materials: 19.8 mi
- Kokopelli Gardens: 22.5 mi
- Duvall Food Forest: 24.0 mi
- Iron Goat Rest Area: 15.4 mi
- Travelers Rest Rest Area: 17.0 mi
- Normandy Beach: 17.0 mi
- Duvall Beach: 24.1 mi
- Canyon Spring: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Kanim Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Robber Peak | SE 131° | 1,916 m | 9.5 mi |
| Malachite Peak | ESE 111° | 1,908 m | 7.2 mi |
| Silver Eagle Peak | ESE 112° | 1,902 m | 9.7 mi |
| Baring Mountain | NNE 16° | 1,858 m | 8.4 mi |
| Mount Index | NNW 330° | 1,826 m | 9.0 mi |
| Lennox Mountain | NE 53° | 1,789 m | 0.7 mi |
| Merchant Peak (Southeast) | NNE 16° | 1,764 m | 9.8 mi |
| Treen Peak | S 174° | 1,757 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:38 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 20:20 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:25 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 15:24 | 16:17 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 39 | 43 | 48 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 65 | 60 | 50 | 42 | 36 |
| Precip in | 16.7 | 10.6 | 11.9 | 8.4 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 12.3 | 18.1 | 14.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baring, 8 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–Feb, Apr–Jun — fullest in Nov, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 78.4 | 59.0 | 53.3 | 64.0 | 79.8 | 65.3 | 27.6 | 12.2 | 22.9 | 50.7 | 85.8 | 73.4 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge South Fork Tolt River Near Index, WA, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4214538166
Day trips start here
- North Bend · 18 mi
- Snoqualmie · 18 mi
- Snoqualmie Pass · 19 mi
- Stevens Pass · 19 mi
- King County · 21 mi
- Monroe · 26 mi
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