Waterfall · Washington

Mackintosh Falls

Mackintosh Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Mackintosh Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 950 m. Sloan Peak stands 2,388 m to the north-northeast, 1.5 miles off. JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN passes 17 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Height: 81.1 m

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates48.02241, -121.35728

16.8 mi off the JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN
16.8 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
16.8 mi off the Cascade Loop, National

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks

Sloan Peak: 1.5 mi
Foggy Peak: 1.7 mi
Eyrie Tower: 1.8 mi
North Gemini Peak: 1.8 mi
Pirate Peak: 1.9 mi

Waterfalls44

Weeping Wall Falls: 3.2 mi
Bald Eagle Falls: 3.3 mi
Pride Basin Falls: 3.3 mi
Pride Glacier Falls: 3.3 mi
Lower North Fork Falls: 5.1 mi

Parks27

White Chuck Overlook Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
Heybrook Ridge Park: 17.0 mi
Backman County Park: 17.6 mi
Reiter Foothills Park: 17.7 mi
Baring Community Park: 18.3 mi

Historic sites12

Ore Concentrator: 3.0 mi
Lodge: 3.0 mi
Bus: 7.5 mi
Mackinaw Shelter: 7.6 mi
Hotel Fireplace Remains: 7.9 mi

Cliffs7

Grassy Point: 16.0 mi
Moai: 16.5 mi
Peanuts Gallery: 16.5 mi
Index Town Wall: 16.5 mi
Index Town Wall: 16.6 mi

Ghost towns4

Monte Cristo: 3.1 mi
Wellington: 21.9 mi
Alpine: 22.3 mi
Scenic: 23.4 mi

Hot springs4

Picnic sites4

Bear Creek Site: 11.5 mi
Nighthawk Site: 11.8 mi
Heybrook Lookout Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
Hemple Creek Day Use Area: 18.4 mi

Attractions3

Monte Cristo: 3.0 mi
Cut Log: 20.1 mi
Caboose: 23.3 mi

Nature reserves3

Henry M. Jackson Hydroelectric Project: 12.2 mi
Suiattle River Grandy Conservation Easement: 19.6 mi
Deception Falls Picnic Area: 22.4 mi

Museums3

Skykomish Historical Society: 21.6 mi
Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 21.7 mi
Skykomish Historical Society: 21.7 mi

Springs2

Buck Creek Pass Spring: 20.1 mi
Soda Spring: 21.2 mi

Beaches1

Normandy Beach: 20.0 mi

Gardens1

Sultan Materials: 22.3 mi

Rest areas1

Iron Goat Rest Area: 23.3 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Mackintosh Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Sloan Peak	NNE 31°	2,388 m	1.5 mi
Kyes Peak	SSE 165°	2,220 m	4.1 mi
Mount Pugh	N 355°	2,195 m	8.4 mi
Cadet Peak	S 172°	2,191 m	2.6 mi
North Cadet Peak	S 171°	2,182 m	2.3 mi
Columbia Peak	S 183°	2,175 m	4.2 mi
Monte Cristo Peak	SSE 169°	2,140 m	3.6 mi
Black Mountain	ENE 59°	2,130 m	8.1 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:09	18:37	19:18
June solstice	05:07	20:21	21:09
September equinox	06:53	18:24	19:05
December solstice	07:53	15:22	16:15

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	37	39	43	48	55	59	64	65	60	50	42	36
Precip in	16.7	10.6	11.9	8.4	5.0	4.0	1.7	1.9	4.8	12.3	18.1	14.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baring, 18 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5539521219

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