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Post Falls

Post Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Post Falls is a waterfall in Idaho, at a modelled elevation of 636 m. Mount Spokane stands 1,784 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Post Falls Landing, a park 0.1 miles away. Lake Coeur D'Alene Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.

About

The story

dam in Kootenai County, Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q48996254, matched on coordinates and name (30 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Height
15 m
Width
65 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.70876, -116.95369

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Post Falls Landing: 0.1 mi
  • Treaty Rock Park: 0.4 mi
  • Q'emiln Park: 0.4 mi
  • River Park: 0.6 mi
  • Karen Streeter Greenway: 0.7 mi
Peaks
Artworks: 44
Nature reserves: 24
Gardens: 21
Historic sites: 19
  • Horse Slaughter Monument: 5.7 mi
  • K27 Monument: 6.4 mi
  • Working the Line: 12.8 mi
  • Caretaker's cabin: 16.4 mi
  • Father Joseph M. Cataldo: 17.5 mi
Museums: 15
  • Post Falls Museum: 0.3 mi
  • Bird Aviation Museum & Invention Center: 7.4 mi
  • Westwood Historical Society: 7.6 mi
  • Museum of North Idaho: 8.1 mi
  • Spokane Valley Heritage Museum: 13.9 mi
Attractions: 15
  • Cougar Bay Dozer: 6.7 mi
  • Skate Plaza Roller Rink: 7.5 mi
  • Abandoned Car: 8.0 mi
  • Triple Play Family Fun Park: 8.3 mi
  • The Cannonballs: 12.8 mi
Beaches: 7
  • North Idaho Beach: 7.5 mi
  • City Beach: 7.9 mi
  • Sanders Beach: 9.0 mi
  • Sanders Beach: 9.3 mi
  • Silver Beach: 10.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Liberty Creek Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Upper Falls: 22.0 mi
  • Upper Falls: 22.1 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mirabeau Springs: 12.7 mi
  • Goldback Spring: 15.8 mi
  • Griffith Spring: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Westbound: 4.1 mi
  • Huetter Rest Area, I-90 Eastbound: 4.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Post Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SpokaneNNW 333°1,784 m16.5 mi
Mount Kit CarsonNNW 328°1,600 m16.8 mi
Mica PeakSSW 195°1,598 m6.2 mi
Beauty MountainNNW 331°1,587 m16.6 mi
Mica PeakSSW 213°1,586 m11.1 mi
Quartz MountainNNW 334°1,572 m13.6 mi
Bald KnobNNW 332°1,557 m15.9 mi
Horse MountainNNW 335°1,552 m13.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2019:01
June solstice04:5020:0220:50
September equinox06:3518:0718:47
December solstice07:3415:0615:59

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313440465562707061493831
Precip in3.22.12.71.92.12.20.70.80.82.03.33.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coeur D'alene, 8 mi away.

Streamflow

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Feb–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs5,1606,2458,40214,21816,8519,3452,0438871,1611,7702,9014,840

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Spokane River near Post Falls, ID, 1 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/4446948230

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