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Middle Copper Falls

Middle Copper Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Middle Copper Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 711 m. Mount Daniel stands 2,427 m to the east-southeast, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Copper Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. Stevens Pass Greenway passes 6.9 miles off.

What the record says

Height
15 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.61219, -121.31706

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 28
  • Great Northern & Cascade Railway Park: 6.9 mi
  • Skykomish City Ball Park: 7.1 mi
  • Baring Community Park: 13.6 mi
  • Hyak Sno-Parks: 15.7 mi
  • Heybrook Ridge Park: 17.8 mi
Cliffs: 15
  • Spouse Wall: 10.6 mi
  • East Quartz Camp: 12.0 mi
  • West Quartz Camp: 12.1 mi
  • Osprey Wall: 13.2 mi
  • Alpental Cliffs: 13.3 mi
Historic sites: 13
Attractions: 8
  • Caboose: 10.0 mi
  • Tubing Park: 14.7 mi
  • Amazonia: 20.5 mi
  • Actual Cave: 20.5 mi
  • Club Paradiso: 20.6 mi
Museums: 7
  • Skykomish Historical Society: 6.9 mi
  • Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 7.0 mi
  • Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum: 13.9 mi
  • Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum: 23.5 mi
  • Northwest Railway Museum, Train Hall: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 7
Artworks: 6
Ghost towns: 5
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Normandy Beach: 24.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Middle Copper Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DanielESE2,427 m7.1 mi
Chimney RockSSE2,355 m7.3 mi
Mount HinmanESE2,284 m5.8 mi
Lemah MountainS2,280 m8.4 mi
Overcoat PeakS2,265 m6.9 mi
Summit Chief MountainSSE2,228 m6.5 mi
Dip Top PeakESE2,222 m6.6 mi
Little Big Chief MountainSSE2,202 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3719:18
June solstice05:0820:1921:07
September equinox06:5318:2419:05
December solstice07:5215:2416:17

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373943485559646560504236
Precip in16.710.611.98.45.04.01.71.94.812.318.114.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baring, 14 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–Jan, Mar–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs1,6131,3981,5341,6892,9812,3278263172679881,9441,929

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.

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OpenStreetMap element node/2368802879

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