Lava Canyon Falls
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. White Pass Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off.
The story
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.
What the record says
- Height
- 40.2 m
How to reach it
- 23.9 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Loowit Viewpoint · 10 mi
- North Fork Toutle River Viewpoint · 12 mi
- Castle Lake Viewpoint · 14 mi
- Castle Lake Viewpoint Observation Site · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Smith Creek Butte: 3.1 mi
- Pumice Butte: 3.2 mi
- East Dome: 3.8 mi
- Big Pumice Butte: 3.9 mi
- Alpine Butte: 4.6 mi
- Chocolate Falls: 4.4 mi
- Paradise Falls: 5.6 mi
- Loowit Falls: 6.1 mi
- Middle Loowit Falls: 6.2 mi
- Step Falls: 6.3 mi
- 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
- Lava Canyon Interpretive Site: 0.4 mi
- Moss Spring Observation Site: 0.7 mi
- Lahar Viewpoint Interpretive Site: 0.9 mi
- Windy Ridge Interpretive Site: 6.1 mi
- Trail Of Two Forests Interpretive Site: 7.9 mi
- 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
- Breezy Point: 7.3 mi
- Eagle Cliffs: 7.8 mi
- Point 3670: 10.1 mi
- Kalama Spring: 8.5 mi
- Soda Spring: 16.9 mi
- Cold Spring: 17.1 mi
- Mount St. Helens Eruption Memorial: 9.7 mi
- Kosmos Bridge: 23.1 mi
- Elk Rock Viewpoint: 15.1 mi
- Forest Learning Center Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- Johnston Ridge Observatory: 9.7 mi
- Natural Bridges: 24.9 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Saint Helens | WNW 285° | 2,549 m | 5.6 mi |
| Dogs Head Peak | WNW 295° | 2,481 m | 4.9 mi |
| Lava Dome | WNW 292° | 2,180 m | 5.5 mi |
| Mount Whittier | NNW 347° | 1,793 m | 11.0 mi |
| Mount Teragram | NNW 347° | 1,786 m | 10.3 mi |
| Mount Margaret | NNW 346° | 1,786 m | 10.1 mi |
| Strawberry Mountain | N 9° | 1,749 m | 15.0 mi |
| Craggy Peak | ENE 59° | 1,745 m | 12.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:41 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 20:18 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:35 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 42 | 45 | 50 | 57 | 61 | 68 | 68 | 63 | 54 | 45 | 39 |
| Precip in | 17.7 | 12.0 | 13.2 | 9.7 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 4.3 | 10.5 | 17.8 | 18.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cougar 6 E, 9 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–May — fullest in Jan, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 1,293 | 1,177 | 1,196 | 1,287 | 1,246 | 779 | 337 | 192 | 178 | 344 | 1,071 | 1,267 |
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.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4216532912
Day trips start here
- Mount St. Helens · 6 mi
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