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Meditation Falls

Meditation Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Meditation Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 368 m. White Chuck Mountain stands 2,130 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Feature Show Falls, a waterfall 0.8 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 19 miles off.

What the record says

Height
28 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.23411, -121.80749

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 59
  • Fortson Mill Park: 4.3 mi
  • Masonic Family Park: 8.8 mi
  • DOT City Park: 9.3 mi
  • Harold Engles Park: 9.5 mi
  • Old School Park: 9.5 mi
Nature reserves: 22
Waterfalls: 15
Historic sites: 13
Artworks: 8
  • Falls Mural: 12.9 mi
  • One choice mural.: 13.0 mi
  • Lumberjack Mural: 21.3 mi
  • Dogtown Z Board: 23.9 mi
  • Hanging Rock: 24.1 mi
Museums: 5
  • Granite Falls Historical Museum: 12.9 mi
  • Stillaguamish Valley Pioneer Museum: 15.6 mi
  • Lake Stevens Historical Museum: 19.2 mi
  • Skagit Aero Education Museum: 20.6 mi
  • Hibulb Cultural Center: 22.0 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Cut Log: 9.9 mi
  • Granite Falls and Fish Ladder: 11.3 mi
  • Giant Arborvitae: 18.2 mi
  • Lake Stevens Monster: 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Gardens: 4
  • WSU Garden: 20.3 mi
  • Angele Cupples Community Garden: 21.1 mi
  • Evergreen Arboretum and Garden: 23.8 mi
  • Nishiyama Japanese Garden: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Chinook Swim Beach: 20.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Meditation Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
White Chuck MountainE2,130 m18.1 mi
Whitehorse MountainESE2,092 m6.2 mi
Three FingersSE1,984 m7.1 mi
Big Four MountainSE1,880 m18.6 mi
Mount ForgottenESE1,831 m19.1 mi
Mount BullenESE1,785 m5.6 mi
Stillaguamish PeakESE1,743 m17.7 mi
Prairie MountainE1,724 m15.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:3919:20
June solstice05:0720:2321:12
September equinox06:5518:2619:07
December solstice07:5615:2216:16

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353842485660666660494035
Precip in12.88.69.35.63.72.91.31.73.48.513.212.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Darrington RS, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12769475308

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