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Rainbow Falls

Rainbow Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Rainbow Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 511 m. Mount Baker stands 3,287 m to the west, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Morovitz Falls, a waterfall 0.6 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC BELLINGHAM TO AUSTIN PASS VIC MT BAKER passes 5.1 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Height
48 m
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Coordinates48.77086, -121.67689

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 21
Waterfalls: 18
Parks: 17
  • Vogler Lake Public Access: 14.4 mi
  • Lake Shannon Recreation Area: 15.0 mi
  • Garden Club Park: 16.2 mi
  • Upper Skagit Garden Park: 16.3 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 16.3 mi
Historic sites: 15
  • North Cascading: 18.5 mi
  • Cascade Trail: 22.2 mi
  • Cascade Trail: 22.4 mi
  • Cascade Trail: 22.6 mi
  • Cascade Trail: 22.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 3
Artworks: 3
  • Lumberjack Mural: 16.3 mi
  • Homespun Kinetic Art: 20.5 mi
  • Temple of Power: 20.7 mi
Museums: 3
  • Skagit Aero Education Museum: 17.0 mi
  • Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 21.0 mi
  • Black Mountain Forestry Center: 22.9 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Shadow of the Sentinels: 7.2 mi
  • "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 20.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Baker Hot Springs: 0.7 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Angele Cupples Community Garden: 16.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Rainbow Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BakerW 274°3,287 m6.3 mi
Lahar LookoutW 271°3,069 m6.2 mi
Sherman PeakW 268°3,020 m6.2 mi
Colfax PeakW 270°2,851 m7.6 mi
Mount ShuksanNE 39°2,784 m5.4 mi
Lincoln PeakW 269°2,695 m8.3 mi
Nooksack TowerNE 42°2,530 m6.1 mi
The HourglassNE 39°2,419 m4.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3819:20
June solstice05:0420:2421:14
September equinox06:5418:2519:06
December solstice08:5816:1817:13

Local time (America/Vancouver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333640465357636358483934
Precip in15.38.810.46.74.53.31.81.94.810.516.014.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Upper Baker DAM, 8 mi away.

Streamflow

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs5694775066731,3091,2939184714947511,000543

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Baker River AB Blum Creek Near Concrete, WA, 6 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/1931527697

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