Madison Falls
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Madison Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 94 m. Mount Carrie stands 2,125 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is McDonald Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA passes 1.6 miles off.
The story
Madison Creek Falls is located within the Olympic National Park near the Elwha River, west of Port Angeles, Washington. The falls is about 50 feet high and has a light flow in a horsetail shape. Another higher falls is located above the first, but is completely inaccessible. The paved trail to the falls is very short (less than 100 meters) and is wheelchair accessible.
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Wikidata Q37443, matched on coordinates and name (57 m apart).
What the record says
- Height
- 15 m
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA
- 4.3 mi off the Strait of Juan de Fuca Highway - SR 112, National
- 4.3 mi off the BOUNDARY OF MAKAH INDIAN RES TO VIC LAIRDS CORNER
Overlooks nearby
- Elwha Dam Overlook Trailhead · 4 mi
- Marymere Falls · 9 mi
- Kloshe Nanitch · 23 mi
- Pillar Point · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- McDonald Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Mount Baldy: 2.6 mi
- Unicorn Peak: 3.8 mi
- Unicorn Horn: 3.8 mi
- Griff Peak: 4.5 mi
- Lake Sutherland Water Access Area: 6.0 mi
- Billy Whiteshoes Memorial Park: 7.2 mi
- Volunteer Field: 7.2 mi
- Lincoln Park: 7.3 mi
- Elks Playfield: 7.9 mi
- Adventures Through Kayaking: 5.9 mi
- Devil’s Punchbowl: 9.6 mi
- Olympic Cellars Winery: 14.0 mi
- Ancient Groves: 14.9 mi
- Rain Shadow Lavender Farm: 18.3 mi
- Historic Lincoln School: 8.1 mi
- The Beaumont Cabin: 8.5 mi
- North Olympic History Center: 8.9 mi
- Elwha Klallam Museum at the Carnegie: 8.9 mi
- NOAA - Olympic Coast Discovery Center: 9.1 mi
- Marymere Falls: 9.2 mi
- Sol Duc Falls: 12.4 mi
- Lover's Lane Falls: 12.7 mi
- Salmon Cascades: 15.6 mi
- Mineral Creek Falls: 18.1 mi
- Olympic Hot Springs: 6.4 mi
- Olympic Hot Springs: 6.4 mi
- Olympic Hot Springs: 6.4 mi
- Olympic Hot Springs: 6.5 mi
- Sol Duc Hot Springs: 13.7 mi
- Olympic Visions: 8.9 mi
- Gray Wolf & Pups: 9.1 mi
- Mother & Child: 9.1 mi
- Oc: 9.1 mi
- Kite Girl: 22.0 mi
- Peace Through Trade Bell: 9.1 mi
- 9-11 Monument: 9.4 mi
- Military Service Memorial: 9.4 mi
- Giant Sea Lion Statue: 9.4 mi
- Dungeness School House: 22.4 mi
- Crescent Beach: 10.0 mi
- Murdock Beach: 14.8 mi
- Twin River Surf Beach: 18.6 mi
- West Twin Beach: 18.8 mi
- Altair Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
- Bovee's Meadow Day Use Area: 9.7 mi
- La Poel Day Use Area: 13.0 mi
- Arboretum: 9.2 mi
- Crescent School Garden: 9.7 mi
- Sequim Botanical Garden: 23.4 mi
- Hot spring #30: 5.7 mi
- Hot spring #31: 5.8 mi
- Dungeness Recreation Area: 19.3 mi
- Dungeness Trails: 20.6 mi
- Tree Bluff: 21.1 mi
- North Point: 22.5 mi
- Gettysburg: 13.5 mi
- New Dungeness Lighthouse Reservation: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Madison Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Carrie | SSW 195° | 2,125 m | 10.6 mi |
| Mount Fairchild | SSW 192° | 2,108 m | 10.0 mi |
| Ruth Peak | S 191° | 2,088 m | 10.9 mi |
| Elk Mountain | SE 126° | 2,064.4 m | 13.7 mi |
| Mount Michael | SSW 194° | 2,057 m | 10.5 mi |
| Jackson Spire | SSW 193° | 2,019 m | 10.3 mi |
| Mount Angeles | ESE 120° | 1,968.4 m | 6.5 mi |
| Obstruction Peak | SE 131° | 1,966 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:46 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 20:30 | 21:18 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 08:02 | 15:30 | 16:24 |
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 | 38 | 42 | 47 | 53 | 57 | 62 | 63 | 58 | 49 | 41 | 37 |
| Precip in | 8.9 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 5.9 | 10.1 | 9.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elwha RS, 2 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–Feb, May–Jun — fullest in Jun, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 1,986 | 1,692 | 1,352 | 1,318 | 1,925 | 2,168 | 1,456 | 782 | 572 | 935 | 1,799 | 2,094 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Elwha River AT Mcdonald BR Near Port Angeles, WA, under a mile away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Inside the official boundary of Olympic National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Aug.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/434618439
Day trips start here
- Port Angeles · 8 mi
- Olympic Peninsula · 17 mi
- Olympic National Park · 20 mi
- Sequim · 23 mi
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