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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
2,017 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
Historic sites: 3
Hot springs: 3
  • Bonneville Hot Springs: 12.0 mi
  • Sunbeam Hot Springs: 17.4 mi
  • Kirkham Hot Springs: 24.8 mi
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
Museums: 2
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 PeakSE3,256 m7.5 mi
Mickey's SpireSSE3,255 m7.6 mi
Williams PeakSE3,241 m7.0 mi
Mount CarterSSE3,228 m7.4 mi
Horstmann PeakSSE3,191 m9.4 mi
Mount LimbertSSE3,165 m7.6 mi
Braxon PeakSSE3,151 m10.7 mi
Moolack MountainSSE3,150 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 50–80 °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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