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Lower Lewis River Falls

Lower Lewis River Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 444 m. Dogs Head Peak stands 2,481 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Falls Day Use Area, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC CASTLE ROCK TO JOHNSON RIDGE passes 17 miles off.

The story

Lower Lewis River Falls is a wide 200ft waterfall with a 43ft height making it one of the more impressive wild waterfalls in the state of Washington…

Wikidata Q111449008, matched on coordinates and name (52 m apart).

What the record says

Height
13.1 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.15463, -121.88040

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Hungry Peak: 2.4 mi
  • Spencer Butte: 3.0 mi
  • Spencer Peak: 3.3 mi
  • Pataniks Pushtye: 4.5 mi
  • Quartz Creek Butte: 5.2 mi
Attractions: 12
  • Berry Fields Interpretive Site: 7.1 mi
  • Basket Tree Interpretive Site: 8.8 mi
  • Lava Canyon Interpretive Site: 9.9 mi
  • Ape Canyon Trailhead: 10.2 mi
  • Moss Spring Observation Site: 10.2 mi
Parks: 11
  • Cedar Flats Natural Area: 7.4 mi
  • Eagle Cliff Park Recreation Area: 9.1 mi
  • Beaver Bay: 19.9 mi
  • Guler Mount Adams County Park: 20.0 mi
  • Cougar Park: 20.9 mi
Springs: 7
  • Cold Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Rock Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Bear Spring: 16.2 mi
  • Kalama Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Cold Spring: 22.8 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Lower Falls Day Use Area: 0.1 mi
  • Smith Creek Interpretive Site: 13.2 mi
  • Ice Cave Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
  • Iron Creek Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
  • Coldwater Lake Picnic And Boating Site: 20.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges: 17.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Trout Lake Big Tree Interpretive Site: 18.0 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Mount St. Helens Eruption Memorial: 18.0 mi
Museums: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Elk Rock Viewpoint: 24.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Lower Lewis River Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dogs Head PeakWNW 283°2,481 m14.5 mi
Lava DomeWNW 282°2,180 m15.1 mi
Lemei RockSSE 148°1,805.9 m11.0 mi
Sunrise PeakNNE 25°1,795.9 m13.6 mi
McCoy PeakNNE 12°1,784.9 m12.4 mi
Jumbo PeakNNE 27°1,768.1 m11.9 mi
Craggy PeakN 8°1,745 m7.6 mi
Bird MountainSSE 149°1,739.2 m9.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4119:20
June solstice05:1720:1721:03
September equinox06:5518:2719:07
December solstice07:4815:3416:25

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 17 mi away.

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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3205583753

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