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Lady Face Falls

Lady Face Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Lady Face Falls is a waterfall in Idaho, at a recorded elevation of 2,017 m. Thompson Peak stands 3,256 m to the southeast, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Bridal Veil Falls, a waterfall 1.4 miles away. Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway passes 4.7 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
2017 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.23065, -115.09651

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 6
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Grandjean Creek Waterfall: 5.9 mi
  • Baron Creek Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Fern Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Smith Falls: 16.2 mi
Hot springs: 4
  • Bonneville Hot Springs: 12.0 mi
  • Sunbeam Hot Springs: 17.4 mi
  • Kirkham Hot Springs: 24.8 mi
  • Kirkham Hot Springs: 24.8 mi
Museums: 3
  • Stanley Museum: 8.2 mi
  • Stanley Museum: 8.3 mi
  • Custer Museum: 22.6 mi
Historic sites: 3
Springs: 2
  • Sacajawea Hot Springs: 6.3 mi
  • Taylor Spring: 10.2 mi
Parks: 2
  • Stanley Park: 7.9 mi
  • South Fork Payette River Game Preserve: 10.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Banner Summit: 8.5 mi
  • Bench Creek Rest Area: 9.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Lady Face Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thompson PeakSE 145°3,256 m7.5 mi
Mickey's SpireSSE 147°3,255 m7.6 mi
Williams PeakSE 140°3,241 m7.0 mi
Mount CarterSSE 148°3,228 m7.4 mi
Horstmann PeakSSE 150°3,191.256 m9.4 mi
Mount LimbertSSE 152°3,165 m7.6 mi
Braxon PeakSSE 152°3,151 m10.7 mi
Moolack MountainSSE 162°3,150 m7.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1519:53
June solstice05:5720:4421:28
September equinox07:2819:0119:40
December solstice08:1416:1717:05

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F111626344350575648372411
Precip in1.81.42.01.71.71.50.60.61.01.62.02.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanley, 8 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs85.383.492.022755561226511291.999.210192.5

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Valley Creek AT Stanley ID, 8 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/3086847497

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