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Nellie Falls

Nellie Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Nellie Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 798 m. Chimney Rock stands 2,355 m to the east, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Burntboot Peak, a peak 1.2 miles away. JCT EAST SUNSET WAY VIC ISSAQUAH TO VIC THORP passes 6.3 miles off.

The story

The Snoqualmie River is a 45-mile (72 km) long river in King County and Snohomish County in the U.S. state of Washington. The river's three main tributaries are the North, Middle, and South Forks, which drain the west side of the Cascade Mountains near the town of North Bend and join near the town of Snoqualmie just above the Snoqualmie Falls. After the falls the river flows north through rich farmland and the towns of Fall City, Carnation, and Duvall before meeting the Skykomish River to form the Snohomish River near Monroe. The Snohomish River empties into Puget Sound at Everett. Other tributaries of the Snoqualmie River include the Taylor River and the Pratt River, both of which enter the Middle Fork, the Tolt River, which joins at Carnation, and the Raging River at Fall City. Many of the Snoqualmie River's headwaters originate as snowmelt within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. On August 8, 2007, U.S. Representative Dave Reichert (WA-08), King County Executive Ron Sims, and others announced a proposal to expand the Alpine Lakes Wilderness to include the valley of the Pratt River, a tributary of the Middle Fork, near the town of North Bend. The proposal would also give the Pratt River National Wild and Scenic River status.

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Wikidata Q38069, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Height
45.7 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.50793, -121.35139

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Parks: 52
  • Hyak Sno-Parks: 8.3 mi
  • Great Northern & Cascade Railway Park: 13.8 mi
  • Skykomish City Ball Park: 14.1 mi
  • French Cabin Creek Recreation Area: 15.4 mi
  • French Cabin Sno Park: 15.4 mi
Cliffs: 17
  • Osprey Wall: 6.1 mi
  • Alpental Cliffs: 6.3 mi
  • Spouse Wall: 8.8 mi
  • East Quartz Camp: 10.2 mi
  • West Quartz Camp: 10.2 mi
Historic sites: 16
Ghost towns: 11
Attractions: 9
  • Tubing Park: 7.4 mi
  • Amazonia: 15.8 mi
  • Actual Cave: 15.9 mi
  • Club Paradiso: 15.9 mi
  • Semi Wall: 16.0 mi
Museums: 8
  • Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum: 6.6 mi
  • Skykomish Historical Society: 13.8 mi
  • Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 13.9 mi
  • Skykomish Historical Society: 13.9 mi
  • Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum: 20.4 mi
Picnic sites: 7
Artworks: 6
Nature reserves: 5
Hot springs: 2
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 1
  • Canyon Spring: 20.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Speelyi Beach: 21.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Nellie Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chimney RockE 88°2,355 m3.1 mi
Lemah MountainESE 117°2,280 m2.6 mi
Overcoat PeakE 81°2,265 m2.8 mi
Summit Chief MountainENE 74°2,228 m4.0 mi
Little Big Chief MountainENE 71°2,202 m4.7 mi
Bears Breast MountainENE 70°2,194 m6.3 mi
Middle Chief PeakENE 74°2,170 m4.4 mi
Chikamin PeakSE 140°2,110 m2.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3819:18
June solstice05:0920:1921:07
September equinox06:5318:2419:05
December solstice07:5115:2516:17

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293035394652596055443428
Precip in11.77.98.86.54.73.31.31.63.99.013.712.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stampede Pass, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/6196962284

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