Lower Bishop Falls
Lower Bishop Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 766 m. Goat Citadel stands 2,439 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Bishop Falls, a waterfall less than a tenth of a mile away. White Pass Scenic Byway passes 7.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 766 m
How to reach it
- 7.8 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Palisades Viewpoint · 18 mi
- Clear Creek Falls Viewpoint · 22 mi
- Clear Creek Overlook Interpretive Site · 22 mi
- Silver Falls Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Horseshoe Point: 1.9 mi
- Cispus Point: 2.8 mi
- Cold Springs Butte: 3.1 mi
- Bishop Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Castle Butte: 3.6 mi
- Bishop Falls: 0.0 mi
- Middle Bishop Falls: 0.2 mi
- Upper Bishop Falls: 0.4 mi
- Camp Creek Falls: 7.0 mi
- Curtain Falls: 7.9 mi
- Goat Dike: 6.5 mi
- Coal Creek Bluff: 15.0 mi
- Palisades: 18.0 mi
- Roosevelt Cliff: 18.8 mi
- Windy Point: 20.4 mi
- Bum Springs: 16.8 mi
- Hidden Spring: 16.9 mi
- Soda Springs: 20.8 mi
- Cold Spring: 21.6 mi
- Log Spring: 22.0 mi
- Iron Creek Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
- White Pass Day Use: 20.3 mi
- Lower Falls Day Use Area: 21.6 mi
- Clear Lake Day Use Area: 23.1 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
- Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 12.0 mi
- Jack Morris Park: 12.3 mi
- Cowlitz Falls Campground: 16.2 mi
- Taidnapam Park: 22.9 mi
- Glenoma Community Park: 23.5 mi
- White Pass Country Historical Museum: 11.6 mi
- Historic Packwood Station: 11.9 mi
- Longmire Museum: 22.4 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 22.4 mi
- Monument Entry Road 99 Interpretive Site: 19.8 mi
- Big Cedar: 23.3 mi
- Basket Tree Interpretive Site: 23.7 mi
- Berry Fields Interpretive Site: 24.5 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 22.4 mi
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 24.6 mi
- Kosmos Bridge: 24.6 mi
- Bevin Lake Rest Area: 8.3 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Lower Bishop Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goat Citadel | ENE 74° | 2,439 m | 13.3 mi |
| Big Horn | ENE 73° | 2,438 m | 13.1 mi |
| Ives Peak | ENE 68° | 2,414 m | 12.2 mi |
| Old Snowy Mountain | ENE 65° | 2,408 m | 12.2 mi |
| Johnson Peak | NE 52° | 2,282 m | 11.2 mi |
| Hawkeye Point | ENE 58° | 2,265 m | 10.9 mi |
| North Goat Ridge | ENE 61° | 2,068 m | 10.3 mi |
| Chimney Rock | NE 47° | 2,045 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:40 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 20:17 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:32 | 16:23 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 44 | 48 | 55 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 60 | 51 | 42 | 37 |
| Precip in | 8.9 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 6.0 | 9.4 | 9.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Packwood, 12 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 1,290 | 1,060 | 1,100 | 1,289 | 1,869 | 1,586 | 823 | 490 | 389 | 490 | 1,023 | 1,176 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Cispus River AB Yellowjacket Creek Near Randle, WA, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/3611730407
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 30 mi
- Mount St. Helens · 30 mi
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