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Panamaker Falls

Panamaker Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Panamaker Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 200 m. Mount Saint Helens stands 2,549 m to the north-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Cougar Park, a park 0.6 miles away. JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND passes 5.6 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Height
9.1 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.06233, -122.29643

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cougar Park: 0.6 mi
  • Beaver Bay: 1.1 mi
  • Yale Park: 2.6 mi
  • Kalama Horse Camp: 5.7 mi
  • Saddle Dam Recreation Area: 6.8 mi
Waterfalls
Peaks
Picnic sites: 12
  • Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
  • Smith Creek Interpretive Site: 15.6 mi
  • Coldwater Lake Picnic And Boating Site: 15.9 mi
  • Sunset Falls Day Use Area: 17.0 mi
  • Cedar C: 20.8 mi
Artworks: 11
  • Wildcat: 22.1 mi
  • Eagle: 22.7 mi
  • Salmon: 22.7 mi
  • Frogs: 22.7 mi
  • Elvis & Marilyn Monroe: 23.6 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Trail Of Two Forests Interpretive Site: 4.7 mi
  • Lahar Viewpoint Interpretive Site: 11.7 mi
  • Moss Spring Observation Site: 12.0 mi
  • Ape Canyon Trailhead: 12.1 mi
  • Lava Canyon Interpretive Site: 12.3 mi
Historic sites: 10
  • Flagpole: 14.5 mi
  • Mount St. Helens Eruption Memorial: 15.3 mi
  • La Center High School Victory Bell: 22.1 mi
  • Timmen's Landing: 22.8 mi
  • Battle Ground Veterans Memorial: 22.9 mi
Museums: 5
Nature reserves: 4
Springs: 3
  • Kalama Spring: 6.0 mi
  • Summit Spring: 19.0 mi
  • Soda Spring: 21.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
Gardens: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Ed's Trail Arch: 21.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Panamaker Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Saint HelensNNE 28°2,549 m10.1 mi
Dogs Head PeakNNE 31°2,481 m11.1 mi
Lava DomeNNE 28°2,180 m10.8 mi
East DomeNE 36°1,619.7 m11.6 mi
Alpine ButteNNE 33°1,535.6 m12.8 mi
Big Pumice ButteNE 36°1,488 m13.0 mi
Harry's RidgeNNE 22°1,448 m15.8 mi
Goat MountainN 358°1,444 m7.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4219:22
June solstice05:1920:1821:05
September equinox06:5718:2919:09
December solstice07:4915:3716:27

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, 4 mi away.

Streamflow

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, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5572102497

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