Ole Creek Falls
Ole Creek Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 230 m. Mount Saint Helens stands 2,549 m to the north, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarloaf Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away.
What the record says
- Height
- 9.1 m
How to reach it
Overlooks nearby
- Rock Falls lookout point · 11 mi
- Loowit Viewpoint · 16 mi
- North Fork Toutle River Viewpoint · 16 mi
- Castle Lake Viewpoint · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Black Hole Falls: 3.1 mi
- Panamaker Falls: 3.1 mi
- Swift Creek Falls: 3.2 mi
- Lower Siouxon Falls: 6.5 mi
- Siouxon Falls: 7.1 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Mount Mitchell: 2.3 mi
- Green Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Cinnamon Peak: 5.3 mi
- Huffman Peak: 5.7 mi
- Beaver Bay: 2.1 mi
- Cougar Park: 2.8 mi
- Yale Park: 4.0 mi
- Saddle Dam Recreation Area: 7.2 mi
- Kalama Horse Camp: 8.0 mi
- Smith Creek Interpretive Site: 15.4 mi
- Sunset Falls Day Use Area: 15.6 mi
- Coldwater Lake Picnic And Boating Site: 17.1 mi
- Lower Falls Day Use Area: 18.7 mi
- Cedar C: 21.6 mi
- Wildcat: 23.8 mi
- Elvis & Marilyn Monroe: 24.2 mi
- Mother & Child: 24.2 mi
- Fountain of Youth: 24.2 mi
- Pioneer: 24.3 mi
- Trail Of Two Forests Interpretive Site: 4.0 mi
- Lahar Viewpoint Interpretive Site: 10.4 mi
- Moss Spring Observation Site: 10.7 mi
- Lava Canyon Interpretive Site: 11.0 mi
- Windy Ridge Interpretive Site: 15.0 mi
- Flagpole: 14.8 mi
- Mount St. Helens Eruption Memorial: 16.1 mi
- Battle Ground Veterans Memorial: 23.5 mi
- La Center High School Victory Bell: 23.8 mi
- Timmen's Landing: 24.5 mi
- Kalama Spring: 7.0 mi
- Summit Spring: 17.2 mi
- Soda Spring: 23.2 mi
- Cold Spring: 24.8 mi
- North Clark Historical Museum: 13.9 mi
- Johnston Ridge Observatory: 16.0 mi
- Lelooska Cultural Center: 17.2 mi
- La Center Museum: 24.5 mi
- Moulton Falls Regional Park: 16.7 mi
- Lucia Falls Park: 17.4 mi
- La Center Bottoms: 24.5 mi
- Duck Lake Wildlife Area: 24.5 mi
- Eagle Cliffs: 10.6 mi
- Point 3670: 12.0 mi
- Breezy Point: 16.1 mi
- Elk Rock Viewpoint: 18.0 mi
- Forest Learning Center Rest Area: 19.8 mi
- Ed's Trail Arch: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Ole Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Saint Helens | N 11° | 2,549 m | 10.3 mi |
| Dogs Head Peak | NNE 15° | 2,481 m | 11.1 mi |
| Lava Dome | NNE 12° | 2,180 m | 11.0 mi |
| East Dome | NNE 21° | 1,620 m | 11.3 mi |
| Alpine Butte | NNE 19° | 1,536 m | 12.7 mi |
| Big Pumice Butte | NNE 22° | 1,488 m | 12.7 mi |
| Harry's Ridge | N 11° | 1,448 m | 16.2 mi |
| Goat Mountain | NNW 340° | 1,444 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:42 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 20:18 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:36 | 16:27 |
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 | 40 | 42 | 45 | 50 | 57 | 61 | 68 | 68 | 63 | 54 | 45 | 39 |
| Precip in | 17.7 | 12.0 | 13.2 | 9.7 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 4.3 | 10.5 | 17.8 | 18.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cougar 6 E, 2 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–Apr — fullest in Jan, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 205 | 171 | 157 | 128 | 76.3 | 41.7 | 13.5 | 7.4 | 13.1 | 54.0 | 175 | 202 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Speelyai Creek Near Cougar, WA, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5304302033
Day trips start here
- Mount St. Helens · 11 mi
- Woodland · 26 mi
- Ridgefield · 29 mi
- Stevenson · 29 mi
- Southwest Washington · 30 mi
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