Monkey Cage Falls
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Monkey Cage Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 531 m. Mount Daniel stands 2,427 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Deception Falls Picnic Area, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN runs past it.
The story
Monkey Cage Falls is a 16-foot (4.9 m) waterfall that flows from Tye River just over Stevens Pass, approximately 1767 feet above sea level, located in the U.S. state of Washington. Access is usually approached with kayaks, a hiking trail leads from a parking area to Deception Falls upstream from which improvised trails lead to the edge of the Tye River with angled views of the waterfall.
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Wikidata Q105972334, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 4.9 m
How to reach it
- On the JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN
- On the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- On the Cascade Loop, National
- 22.5 mi off the JCT EAST SUNSET WAY VIC ISSAQUAH TO VIC THORP
Overlooks nearby
- Twin Tunnels landmark · 1 mi
- Windy Point Viewpoint · 2 mi
- Canyon Falls Viewpoint · 18 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls Viewpoint · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Deception Falls: 0.2 mi
- Alpine Falls: 1.5 mi
- Sunray Falls: 8.2 mi
- Shoestring Falls: 8.2 mi
- Engle Falls: 8.8 mi
- Windy Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Alpine Baldy: 3.0 mi
- Mount Fernow: 3.1 mi
- Captain Point: 3.5 mi
- Mount Sawyer: 3.7 mi
- Moai: 18.5 mi
- Peanuts Gallery: 18.5 mi
- Index Town Wall: 18.5 mi
- Index Town Wall: 18.6 mi
- Index Town Wall: 18.8 mi
- Old Skykomish Hotel: 7.7 mi
- Apex Mine Lower Tram Terminal & Mill ruins: 14.4 mi
- Apex Mine Equipment Relics: 14.8 mi
- Pollalie Ridge Lookout: 16.9 mi
- Bus: 18.5 mi
- Skykomish City Ball Park: 7.1 mi
- Great Northern & Cascade Railway Park: 7.7 mi
- Baring Community Park: 14.1 mi
- Heybrook Ridge Park: 18.0 mi
- Big Eddy River Access: 23.1 mi
- Scenic: 1.9 mi
- Alpine: 2.1 mi
- Wellington: 4.2 mi
- Monte Cristo: 20.7 mi
- Skykomish Historical Society: 7.6 mi
- Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 7.7 mi
- Skykomish Historical Society: 7.7 mi
- Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum: 22.8 mi
- Heybrook Lookout Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
- Group Picnic Shelter: 19.6 mi
- Camp Brown Day Use Area: 20.2 mi
- Swiftwater Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
- Iron Goat Rest Area: 1.6 mi
- Nason Creek Rest Area: 18.9 mi
- Travelers Rest Rest Area: 22.8 mi
- Caboose: 1.6 mi
- Monte Cristo: 20.7 mi
- Tubing Park: 23.5 mi
- Scenic Hot Springs: 2.7 mi
- Garland Mineral Springs: 13.7 mi
- Goldmyer Hot Springs: 18.5 mi
- Deception Falls Picnic Area: 0.1 mi
- South Fork Tolt Reservoir Watershed: 21.1 mi
- Soda Spring: 14.3 mi
- Dog Beach: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Monkey Cage Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Daniel | S 176° | 2,427 m | 10.5 mi |
| Mount Hinman | S 184° | 2,283.6 m | 10.3 mi |
| Dip Top Peak | S 177° | 2,222.3 m | 9.3 mi |
| Granite Mountain | SSE 153° | 2,147 m | 10.6 mi |
| Mac Peak | SSE 152° | 2,091 m | 7.0 mi |
| Bulls Tooth | ESE 105° | 2,088 m | 9.2 mi |
| Brown Sugar Peak | S 191° | 2,086 m | 10.2 mi |
| Jim Hill Mountain | E 80° | 2,062 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:37 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 20:19 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:24 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:23 | 16:16 |
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, 14 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, 8 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/778684391
Day trips start here
- Stevens Pass · 5 mi
- Snoqualmie Pass · 24 mi
- Leavenworth · 26 mi
- North Cascades · 29 mi
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