Newhalem Creek Falls
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. Cascade Loop passes 0.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 51 m
- Width
- 15 m
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 8 mi
- Artist Point · 24 mi
- Viewpoint Dam · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Ross: 3.3 mi
- Trappers Peak: 3.8 mi
- X Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Big Devil Peak: 4.4 mi
- Paul Bunyans Stump: 4.6 mi
- Ladder Creek Falls: 1.1 mi
- John Pierce Waterfall: 9.2 mi
- Goat Falls: 10.6 mi
- Middle Berdeen Falls: 10.6 mi
- Berdeen Falls: 11.0 mi
- 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
- Trillium Conservation Area: 8.7 mi
- Diobsud Creek Barbien/Jordan Conservation Easement: 9.8 mi
- Diobsud Creek Abel Conservation Area: 10.4 mi
- Cascade River South 2: 11.5 mi
- Cascade River South 1: 11.8 mi
- Temple of Power: 0.8 mi
- Lumberjack Mural: 24.2 mi
- "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 0.8 mi
- Shadow of the Sentinels: 21.3 mi
- Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 1.1 mi
- Skagit Aero Education Museum: 24.9 mi
- Rock Cabin Avalanche: 13.1 mi
- Winnies Slide: 20.4 mi
- North Cascading: 7.4 mi
- Baker Hot Springs: 20.5 mi
- Sauk City: 21.5 mi
- Austin Pass Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eldorado Peak | SSE 148° | 2,703 m | 10.1 mi |
| Klawatti Peak | SE 138° | 2,586 m | 10.0 mi |
| Primus Peak | SE 127° | 2,567 m | 9.1 mi |
| Marble Needle | SSE 147° | 2,561 m | 9.1 mi |
| Snowfield Peak | ESE 110° | 2,545 m | 5.4 mi |
| Austera Peak | SE 133° | 2,534 m | 9.4 mi |
| Luna Peak | N 355° | 2,533 m | 11.7 mi |
| The Needle | ESE 112° | 2,485 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:36 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 20:22 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 15:17 | 16:12 |
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 | 36 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 56 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 61 | 50 | 41 | 36 |
| Precip in | 12.4 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 8.8 | 13.6 | 11.7 |
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 147 | 121 | 114 | 152 | 291 | 358 | 252 | 112 | 84.6 | 137 | 208 | 158 |
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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/1953120445
Day trips start here
- North Cascades National Park · 20 mi
- Mount Baker · 27 mi
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