Keekwulee Falls
Keekwulee Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 946 m. Chikamin Peak stands 2,110 m to the east-northeast, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Snowshoe Falls, a waterfall 0.3 miles away. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 1.1 miles off.
The story
Keekwulee Falls is a waterfall on Denny Creek in the U.S. state of Washington, approximately two miles west of Snoqualmie Pass, and located within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area.
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Wikidata Q136842011, matched on coordinates and name (14 m apart).
What the record says
- Height
- 171'
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
- 1.1 mi off the JCT WEST LAKE SAMMAMISH PKWY VIC ISSAQUAH TO JCT SR 970 VIC CLE ELUM
- 1.1 mi off the JCT EAST SUNSET WAY VIC ISSAQUAH TO VIC THORP
- 16.2 mi off the JCT SR 522 TO JCT SR 90 VIC NORTH BEND
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Margaret · 6 mi
- Little Balcony · 7 mi
- Dirty Harry's Balcony · 7 mi
- Weeks Falls Viewpoint · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Denny Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Low Mountain: 0.8 mi
- The Tooth: 1.0 mi
- The Fang: 1.1 mi
- Hemlock Peak: 1.3 mi
- Hyak Sno-Parks: 3.9 mi
- Dahlgren Family Park: 14.3 mi
- Tanner Landing Park: 14.5 mi
- E J Roberts Park: 15.7 mi
- Torguson Park: 15.7 mi
- Snowshoe Falls: 0.3 mi
- Franklin Falls: 1.0 mi
- Denny Camp Falls: 1.1 mi
- Fall into the Wall: 1.5 mi
- Rampart Falls: 5.0 mi
- Fort Tilton Historical Marker: 7.9 mi
- Nordrum Lookout: 9.6 mi
- NP Ski Bowl Lodge: 11.9 mi
- Chester Morse Monument: 12.9 mi
- Pollalie Ridge Lookout: 13.1 mi
- Tubing Park: 2.5 mi
- Amazonia: 10.4 mi
- Actual Cave: 10.4 mi
- Club Paradiso: 10.4 mi
- Semi Wall: 10.6 mi
- Alpental Cliffs: 0.8 mi
- Osprey Wall: 1.4 mi
- Spouse Wall: 9.2 mi
- Lower Pratt Climbing Area: 9.6 mi
- East Quartz Camp: 9.8 mi
- Rockdale Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
- Asahel Curtis Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
- Camp Brown Day Use Area: 9.0 mi
- Group Picnic Shelter: 9.4 mi
- Olallie State Park South Fork Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
- Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum: 2.0 mi
- Cedar River Watershed Education Center: 15.1 mi
- Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum: 16.3 mi
- Northwest Railway Museum, Train Hall: 17.9 mi
- Northwest Railway Museum: 18.7 mi
- Dendritic Root Floor: 15.0 mi
- Snaking Root Ceiling: 15.0 mi
- Poet's Path: 18.6 mi
- 2003 Centennial Mural: 18.6 mi
- Snoqualmie Totem Pole: 18.6 mi
- Easton Ponds: 19.0 mi
- South Fork Tolt Reservoir Watershed: 21.0 mi
- Cottonwood Natural Area: 21.1 mi
- Raging River Natural Area: 22.6 mi
- Deception Falls Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
- Travelers Rest Rest Area: 2.1 mi
- Iron Goat Rest Area: 23.7 mi
- Goldmyer Hot Springs: 4.8 mi
- Scenic Hot Springs: 24.2 mi
- Canyon Spring: 14.6 mi
- Speelyi Beach: 21.7 mi
- Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Keekwulee Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chikamin Peak | ENE 65° | 2,110 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mount Thomson | ENE 56° | 1,998 m | 5.2 mi |
| Hibox Mountain | E 89° | 1,996 m | 7.1 mi |
| Four Brothers | ENE 71° | 1,977 m | 7.3 mi |
| Huckleberry Mountain | ENE 62° | 1,926 m | 6.3 mi |
| Snoqualmie Mountain East | NE 43° | 1,914.57 m | 2.7 mi |
| Snoqualmie Mountain | NE 41° | 1,913.5 m | 2.6 mi |
| Kaleetan Peak | NNW 332° | 1,907.7 m | 2.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:38 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 20:19 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:25 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:25 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 46 | 52 | 59 | 60 | 55 | 44 | 34 | 28 |
| Precip in | 11.7 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 6.5 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 9.0 | 13.7 | 12.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stampede Pass, 12 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–Feb, Apr–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 357 | 305 | 282 | 385 | 546 | 429 | 169 | 64.4 | 80.4 | 188 | 395 | 363 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge SF Snoqualmie River AB Alice Creek Near Garcia, WA, 6 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/347397526
Day trips start here
- Snoqualmie Pass · 4 mi
- North Bend · 16 mi
- King County · 18 mi
- Snoqualmie · 19 mi
- Stevens Pass · 27 mi
- Issaquah · 28 mi
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