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Preston Falls

Preston Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Preston Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 570 m. Cardinal Peak stands 2,608 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is McCrea Falls, a waterfall 1.9 miles away. JCT ALT SR 97 TO SOUTH LAKESHORE RD passes 10 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
570 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.88265, -120.43155

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 30
  • Willow Point Park: 11.2 mi
  • Old Swim Hole: 12.4 mi
  • Manson Bay Park: 12.5 mi
  • Roses Lake Public Access: 12.8 mi
  • Entiat State Wildlife Area: 13.3 mi
Attractions: 12
  • Leavenworth Ziplines: 13.0 mi
  • Earthquake Point: 15.1 mi
  • Tunnel Zip Lines: 15.2 mi
  • Orion River Rafting: 17.4 mi
  • Lake Shores: 18.6 mi
Beaches: 9
Museums: 8
  • Nature's Window Museum of Wildlife: 14.8 mi
  • Columbia Breaks Fire Interpretive Center: 16.6 mi
  • Entiat Museum: 17.8 mi
  • Lake Chelan Historical Society Museum: 19.5 mi
  • Nutcracker Museum & Store: 22.6 mi
Artworks: 8
Waterfalls: 7
Historic sites: 7
Cliffs: 5
Gardens: 4
Picnic sites: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Preston Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cardinal PeakNNW 331°2,608 m17.4 mi
Pyramid MountainNNW 335°2,518 m15.0 mi
North Navarre PeakNNE 16°2,433 m17.9 mi
Duncan HillNW 319°2,377 m15.7 mi
Ferry PeakN 5°2,366 m17.4 mi
Rampart MountainNW 308°2,345 m17.4 mi
South Navarre PeakNNE 16°2,342 m17.0 mi
Uno PeakN 7°2,330 m16.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3419:15
June solstice05:0320:1621:05
September equinox06:4918:2119:01
December solstice07:4915:1916:12

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283137455359666658463527
Precip in4.62.92.41.21.30.90.50.40.82.64.65.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plain, 14 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs1161241573621,1261,333580196105102152141

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Entiat River Near Ardenvoir, 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/12056282545

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