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Newhalem Creek Falls

Newhalem Creek Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Newhalem Creek Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 281 m. Eldorado Peak stands 2,703 m to the south-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Temple of Power, a artwork 0.8 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 0.7 miles off.

What the record says

Height
51 m
Width
15 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.66189, -121.25018

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 14
Parks: 13
  • Pressentin County Park: 12.7 mi
  • Riverside Park: 17.6 mi
  • Howard Miller Steelhead Park: 20.5 mi
  • Hilt Creek Park: 21.4 mi
  • Lake Shannon Recreation Area: 23.1 mi
Artworks: 2
Attractions: 2
  • "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 0.8 mi
  • Shadow of the Sentinels: 21.3 mi
Museums: 2
  • Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 1.1 mi
  • Skagit Aero Education Museum: 24.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • North Cascading: 7.4 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Baker Hot Springs: 20.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Angele Cupples Community Garden: 24.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Newhalem Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eldorado PeakSSE 148°2,703 m10.1 mi
Klawatti PeakSE 138°2,586 m10.0 mi
Primus PeakSE 127°2,567 m9.1 mi
Marble NeedleSSE 147°2,560.6 m9.1 mi
Snowfield PeakESE 110°2,545 m5.4 mi
Austera PeakSE 133°2,534 m9.4 mi
Luna PeakN 355°2,533 m11.7 mi
The NeedleESE 112°2,485 m4.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3619:18
June solstice05:0320:2221:12
September equinox06:5218:2319:05
December solstice07:5615:1716:12

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363842495660666661504136
Precip in12.47.28.44.73.02.61.41.73.58.813.611.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newhalem, 1 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs14712111415229135825211284.6137208158

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Newhalem Creek Near Newhalem, WA, under a mile away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/1953120445

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