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McCoy Creek Falls

McCoy Creek Falls, seen from above at true elevation

McCoy Creek Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 101 m. Gunnshy Peak stands 1,895 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Steelhead, a park 1.1 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 1.1 miles off.

About

The story

dam in Snohomish County, Washington, United States of America

Wikidata Q48993444, joined on its GNIS feature id.

The record

What the record says

Height
17.6 m
Width
6 m
Elevation
101 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates47.84354, -121.82202

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Steelhead: 1.1 mi
  • Sportsman's Park: 1.2 mi
  • River Park: 1.3 mi
  • Rudolf Reese Park: 1.3 mi
  • Traveler's Park: 1.4 mi
Historic sites
  • E2: 1.9 mi
  • Old Car: 6.5 mi
  • George Hett Shearer: 6.7 mi
  • Carnation Condensery Smokestack: 6.7 mi
  • Housing Hope Memorial: 8.1 mi
Peaks
  • Startup Mountain: 4.5 mi
  • Elwell: 4.6 mi
  • Platts Lookout: 5.2 mi
  • Ten-Four Mountain: 5.9 mi
  • High Rock: 6.1 mi
Attractions
  • Lewis Street River Access: 6.9 mi
  • Gala Events: 6.9 mi
  • Segis Pietertje Prospect: 13.1 mi
  • Goat Farm: 13.4 mi
  • Vintage Big Carousel: 14.5 mi
Artworks
Waterfalls: 53
Nature reserves: 42
Gardens: 41
Museums: 23
  • Monroe Historical Society: 6.9 mi
  • Camlann Medieval Village: 11.4 mi
  • Blackman Museum: 13.6 mi
  • Lake Stevens Historical Museum: 16.4 mi
  • DeYoung House: 16.5 mi
Cliffs: 15
  • Lower Town Wall: 11.5 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 11.9 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 12.1 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 12.3 mi
  • Peanuts Gallery: 12.3 mi
Picnic sites: 12
  • Site #1: 8.9 mi
  • Site #2: 8.9 mi
  • The Clearing: 12.8 mi
  • Nighthawk Site: 13.7 mi
  • Heybrook Lookout Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
Beaches: 8
Lighthouses: 5
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
Hot springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of McCoy Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gunnshy PeakE 95°1,895 m16.8 mi
Gunn PeakE 96°1,887 m17.5 mi
Vesper PeakNE 50°1,871 m18.3 mi
Mount IndexESE 113°1,826 m12.2 mi
TailgunnerE 98°1,781 m17.2 mi
Wing PeakE 98°1,756 m17.7 mi
Red MountainENE 61°1,739 m16.8 mi
Mount RudderhamESE 122°1,700 m16.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:3919:20
June solstice05:0920:2221:11
September equinox06:5518:2619:07
December solstice07:5515:2416:18

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414245505660656560524540
Precip in8.95.96.85.94.93.81.51.73.57.19.88.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Startup 1 E, 5 mi away.

Streamflow

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–Apr — fullest in Nov, leanest in Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs1,1459958307987266854333583756161,2751,136

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Sultan River Below Powerplant Near Sultan, WA, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356549160

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