Merriman Falls
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Merriman Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 73 m. Mount Olympus stands 2,430 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Wooded Peak, a peak 1.3 miles away. JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA passes 26 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 40'
- Width
- 10'
How to reach it
- 25.8 mi off the JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA
- 25.3 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC HOODSPORT TO JCT MT ROSE INTERSECTION
- 25.6 mi off the JCT SR 101 VIC HOQUIAM TO TAHOLAH
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grenville · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wooded Peak: 1.3 mi
- Mount O'Neil: 1.4 mi
- Colonel Bob: 2.0 mi
- Gibson Peak: 2.8 mi
- Bell Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Cascade Falls: 3.7 mi
- Maidenhair Falls: 11.0 mi
- Wynoochee Falls: 12.2 mi
- Spoon Creek Falls: 14.4 mi
- Service Falls: 18.7 mi
- Quinault Recreation Area: 3.2 mi
- Humptulips Old 101 Water Access: 20.6 mi
- 7400 Road Public River Access: 21.3 mi
- Truman Glick Memorial Park: 23.6 mi
- Ring of Fire: 13.6 mi
- Nine Inch Spike: 19.3 mi
- Railroad Camp: 22.8 mi
- Camp Govey: 24.8 mi
- July Creek Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
- Staircase Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
- Bear Gulch Day Use Area: 22.0 mi
- World's Largest Spruce: 2.6 mi
- Lake Quinault Museum: 3.7 mi
- Little Ireland Beach: 11.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Merriman Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Olympus | N 9° | 2,430 m | 21.1 mi |
| Mount Olympus Middle Peak | N 11° | 2,389 m | 20.8 mi |
| Mount Olympus East Peak | NNE 12° | 2,324 m | 20.9 mi |
| Mount Mathias | NNE 13° | 2,178 m | 21.6 mi |
| Mount Tom | N 3° | 2,148 m | 20.3 mi |
| Chimney Peak | NE 54° | 2,086 m | 22.1 mi |
| Snow Dome | N 9° | 2,068 m | 22.2 mi |
| Mount Meany | NNE 27° | 2,025 m | 19.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:47 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 20:29 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:34 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 15:34 | 16:27 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 41 | 44 | 48 | 53 | 57 | 62 | 63 | 59 | 51 | 43 | 39 |
| Precip in | 24.6 | 13.3 | 17.2 | 12.4 | 6.9 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 6.1 | 16.0 | 24.6 | 20.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quinault 4 NE, 2 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–Mar — fullest in Dec, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 4,455 | 3,685 | 3,037 | 2,699 | 2,801 | 2,650 | 1,706 | 892 | 958 | 2,344 | 4,392 | 4,827 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Quinault River AT Quinault Lake, WA, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5910879057
Day trips start here
- Olympic National Park · 20 mi
- Olympic Peninsula · 22 mi
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