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Little Niagara Falls

Little Niagara Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Little Niagara Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 889 m. Mount Adams stands 3,743 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Taitnapum Falls, a waterfall 2.7 miles away. White Pass Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off.

What the record says

Height
22.6 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.15807, -121.79966

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 9
  • Berry Fields Interpretive Site: 5.1 mi
  • Basket Tree Interpretive Site: 5.9 mi
  • Lava Canyon Interpretive Site: 13.8 mi
  • Moss Spring Observation Site: 14.0 mi
  • Lahar Viewpoint Interpretive Site: 14.2 mi
Springs: 7
  • Cold Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Rock Spring: 11.8 mi
  • Bear Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Island Spring: 19.2 mi
  • Kalama Spring: 21.9 mi
Parks: 7
  • Cedar Flats Natural Area: 11.0 mi
  • Eagle Cliff Park Recreation Area: 12.3 mi
  • Guler Mount Adams County Park: 17.1 mi
  • Beaver Bay: 23.7 mi
  • Wind River Natural Area: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Lower Falls Day Use Area: 3.9 mi
  • Ice Cave Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
  • Smith Creek Interpretive Site: 16.6 mi
  • Iron Creek Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
  • Coldwater Lake Picnic And Boating Site: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 5
Nature reserves: 1
  • Trout Lake Big Tree Interpretive Site: 14.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges: 15.2 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Mount St. Helens Eruption Memorial: 21.4 mi
Museums: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Little Niagara Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AdamsENE3,743 m15.1 mi
The PinnacleENE3,683 m14.6 mi
Pikers PeakE3,553 m15.2 mi
South ButteE2,376 m15.3 mi
The HumpENE2,014 m11.7 mi
The BumperE1,978 m11.6 mi
Shorthorn ButteE1,898 m13.2 mi
Burnt RockENE1,829 m11.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4019:20
June solstice05:1720:1621:03
September equinox06:5518:2719:07
December solstice07:4815:3416:25

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323539465459676659483831

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Adams RS, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5535205901

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