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Lava Canyon Falls

Lava Canyon Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Lava Canyon Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 756 m. Mount Saint Helens stands 2,549 m to the west-northwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Lava Canyon Interpretive Site, a attraction 0.4 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC CASTLE ROCK TO JOHNSON RIDGE passes 9.4 miles off.

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Lava Canyon Falls drops 200 feet (61 meters) along the Muddy River in Skamania County, Washington.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q6502183, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Height
40.2 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.16998, -122.08288

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
Parks: 15
  • Cedar Flats Natural Area: 5.5 mi
  • Eagle Cliff Park Recreation Area: 7.8 mi
  • Kalama Horse Camp: 11.8 mi
  • Beaver Bay: 11.9 mi
  • Cougar Park: 12.8 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Lava Canyon Interpretive Site: 0.4 mi
  • Ape Canyon Trailhead: 0.6 mi
  • Moss Spring Observation Site: 0.7 mi
  • Lahar Viewpoint Interpretive Site: 0.9 mi
  • Windy Ridge Interpretive Site: 6.1 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Smith Creek Interpretive Site: 5.9 mi
  • Lower Falls Day Use Area: 9.7 mi
  • Coldwater Lake Picnic And Boating Site: 12.1 mi
  • Iron Creek Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 3
  • Kalama Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Soda Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Cold Spring: 17.1 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Mount St. Helens Eruption Memorial: 9.7 mi
  • Kosmos Bridge: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
Museums: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges: 24.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Lava Canyon Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Saint HelensWNW 285°2,549 m5.6 mi
Dogs Head PeakWNW 295°2,481 m4.9 mi
Lava DomeWNW 292°2,180 m5.5 mi
Mount WhittierNNW 347°1,792.5 m11.0 mi
Mount TeragramNNW 347°1,786.4 m10.3 mi
Mount MargaretNNW 346°1,785.8 m10.1 mi
Strawberry MountainN 9°1,749.2 m15.0 mi
Craggy PeakENE 59°1,745 m12.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4119:21
June solstice05:1820:1821:04
September equinox06:5618:2819:08
December solstice07:4915:3516:26

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404245505761686863544539
Precip in17.712.013.29.75.23.80.91.44.310.517.818.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cougar 6 E, 9 mi away.

Streamflow

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–May — fullest in Jan, leanest in Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs1,2931,1771,1961,2871,2467793371921783441,0711,267

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Muddy River Below Clear Creek Near Cougar, WA, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4216532912

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