Malachite Falls
Malachite Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 1,091 m. Mount Daniel stands 2,427 m to the east-southeast, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Copper Lake Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away. JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN passes 6.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 182.9 m
How to reach it
- 6.9 mi off the JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN
- 6.9 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- 6.9 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 13.3 mi off the JCT WEST LAKE SAMMAMISH PKWY VIC ISSAQUAH TO JCT SR 970 VIC CLE ELUM
Overlooks nearby
- Twin Tunnels landmark · 10 mi
- Windy Point Viewpoint · 11 mi
- Mount Margaret · 16 mi
- Lunch Rock · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Copper Lake Falls: 0.2 mi
- Upper Copper Falls: 0.5 mi
- Middle Copper Falls: 0.6 mi
- Lower Copper Falls: 0.7 mi
- Lower Foss River Falls: 0.9 mi
- Malachite Peak: 1.0 mi
- Silver Eagle Peak: 1.8 mi
- Atrium Peak: 2.5 mi
- Bald Eagle Peak: 2.7 mi
- Camp Robber Peak: 2.8 mi
- Great Northern & Cascade Railway Park: 6.8 mi
- Skykomish City Ball Park: 7.0 mi
- Baring Community Park: 13.3 mi
- Hyak Sno-Parks: 15.5 mi
- Heybrook Ridge Park: 17.5 mi
- Spouse Wall: 10.0 mi
- East Quartz Camp: 11.5 mi
- West Quartz Camp: 11.5 mi
- Lower Pratt Climbing Area: 12.8 mi
- Osprey Wall: 13.0 mi
- Old Skykomish Hotel: 6.9 mi
- Apex Mine Equipment Relics: 10.3 mi
- Apex Mine Lower Tram Terminal & Mill ruins: 10.3 mi
- Nordrum Lookout: 10.7 mi
- Pollalie Ridge Lookout: 11.9 mi
- Caboose: 10.4 mi
- Tubing Park: 14.5 mi
- Amazonia: 20.0 mi
- Actual Cave: 20.0 mi
- Club Paradiso: 20.0 mi
- Skykomish Historical Society: 6.8 mi
- Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 6.8 mi
- Skykomish Historical Society: 6.9 mi
- Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum: 13.7 mi
- Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum: 22.9 mi
- Group Picnic Shelter: 10.5 mi
- Camp Brown Day Use Area: 11.0 mi
- Rockdale Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
- Asahel Curtis Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
- Heybrook Lookout Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
- Poet's Path: 23.8 mi
- 2003 Centennial Mural: 23.8 mi
- Snoqualmie Totem Pole: 23.8 mi
- Soaring Moon: 23.8 mi
- Dendritic Root Floor: 24.3 mi
- Alpine: 8.0 mi
- Scenic: 10.7 mi
- Wellington: 13.7 mi
- Rockdale: 16.3 mi
- Martin: 22.9 mi
- Goldmyer Hot Springs: 9.3 mi
- Scenic Hot Springs: 11.2 mi
- Garland Mineral Springs: 19.2 mi
- Deception Falls Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
- South Fork Tolt Reservoir Watershed: 16.2 mi
- Iron Goat Rest Area: 10.4 mi
- Travelers Rest Rest Area: 13.7 mi
- Soda Spring: 23.9 mi
- Canyon Spring: 24.2 mi
- Normandy Beach: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Malachite Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Daniel | ESE 115° | 2,427 m | 7.7 mi |
| Mount Daniel | ESE 115° | 2,409.1 m | 8.1 mi |
| Chimney Rock | SSE 164° | 2,355 m | 7.4 mi |
| Mount Hinman | ESE 119° | 2,283.6 m | 6.3 mi |
| Lemah Mountain | S 171° | 2,280 m | 8.4 mi |
| Overcoat Peak | SSE 165° | 2,265 m | 7.0 mi |
| Summit Chief Mountain | SSE 155° | 2,228 m | 6.7 mi |
| Dip Top Peak | ESE 106° | 2,222.3 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:37 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 20:19 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 15:24 | 16:17 |
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, 13 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–Jan, Mar–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 1,613 | 1,398 | 1,534 | 1,689 | 2,981 | 2,327 | 826 | 317 | 267 | 988 | 1,944 | 1,929 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge South Fork Skykomish River AT Skykomish, WA, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/2368802822
Day trips start here
- Stevens Pass · 14 mi
- Snoqualmie Pass · 16 mi
- North Bend · 23 mi
- Snoqualmie · 24 mi
- King County · 26 mi
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