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Ole Creek Falls

Ole Creek Falls, seen from above at true elevation

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. JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND passes 6.9 miles off.

What the record says

Height
9.1 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.04433, -122.23637

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
Parks: 56
  • 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
Attractions: 11
  • Trail Of Two Forests Interpretive Site: 4.0 mi
  • Lahar Viewpoint Interpretive Site: 10.4 mi
  • Moss Spring Observation Site: 10.7 mi
  • Ape Canyon Trailhead: 10.8 mi
  • Lava Canyon Interpretive Site: 11.0 mi
Picnic sites: 11
  • Picnic Area: 9.7 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
Artworks: 10
  • 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
Historic sites: 5
  • 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
Springs: 4
  • Kalama Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Summit Spring: 17.2 mi
  • Soda Spring: 23.2 mi
  • Cold Spring: 24.8 mi
Museums: 4
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Ed's Trail Arch: 20.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Ole Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Saint HelensN 11°2,549 m10.3 mi
Dogs Head PeakNNE 15°2,481 m11.1 mi
Lava DomeNNE 12°2,180 m11.0 mi
East DomeNNE 21°1,619.7 m11.3 mi
Alpine ButteNNE 19°1,535.6 m12.7 mi
Big Pumice ButteNNE 22°1,488 m12.7 mi
Harry's RidgeN 11°1,448 m16.2 mi
Goat MountainNNW 340°1,444 m8.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4219:22
June solstice05:1920:1821:04
September equinox06:5718:2919:08
December solstice07:4915:3616:27

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404245505761686863544539
Precip in17.712.013.29.75.23.80.91.44.310.517.818.8

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs20517115712876.341.713.57.413.154.0175202

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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5304302033

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