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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.

What the record says

Height
9.1 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.06233, -122.29643

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: 11
  • 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
  • Lower Falls Day Use Area: 20.9 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
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
Attractions: 8
  • Trail Of Two Forests Interpretive Site: 4.7 mi
  • Lahar Viewpoint Interpretive Site: 11.7 mi
  • Moss Spring Observation Site: 12.0 mi
  • Lava Canyon Interpretive Site: 12.3 mi
  • Windy Ridge Interpretive Site: 15.0 mi
Museums: 5
Springs: 3
  • Kalama Spring: 6.0 mi
  • Summit Spring: 19.0 mi
  • Soda Spring: 21.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Ed's Trail Arch: 21.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Panamaker Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Saint HelensNNE2,549 m10.1 mi
Dogs Head PeakNNE2,481 m11.1 mi
Lava DomeNNE2,180 m10.8 mi
East DomeNE1,620 m11.6 mi
Alpine ButteNNE1,536 m12.8 mi
Big Pumice ButteNE1,488 m13.0 mi
Harry's RidgeNNE1,448 m15.8 mi
Goat MountainN1,444 m7.0 mi

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.

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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5572102497

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