Rainbow Falls
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. Cascade Loop passes 16 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 48 m
How to reach it
- 16.4 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Artist Point · 5 mi
- Nooksack Falls Viewpoint · 11 mi
- Viewpoint Dam · 16 mi
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Ann: 3.2 mi
- Coleman Pinnacle: 4.5 mi
- The Hourglass: 4.7 mi
- Fisher Chimney: 4.7 mi
- The Portals East: 4.9 mi
- Pressentin Ranch Conservation Area: 17.1 mi
- Jackman Creek Conservation Area: 17.4 mi
- Diobsud Creek Barbien/Jordan Conservation Easement: 17.8 mi
- Trillium Conservation Area: 17.9 mi
- Birdsview Elysium Conservation Easement: 18.4 mi
- Upper Morovitz Falls: 0.6 mi
- Lower Morovitz Falls: 0.8 mi
- Sulphide Creek Falls: 5.0 mi
- Mazama Falls: 6.2 mi
- Bacon Lake Falls: 9.8 mi
- 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
- Park Cliffs: 4.8 mi
- Winnies Slide: 5.0 mi
- Roman Wall: 6.7 mi
- Lee Promontory: 8.2 mi
- The Palisades: 10.7 mi
- North Cascading: 18.5 mi
- Cascade Trail: 22.2 mi
- Historic Galbraith Barn Ruins: 23.5 mi
- American Legion Tribute Memorial to Saxon cemetery veterans: 23.7 mi
- Austin Pass Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
- Shuksan Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- Mount Baker Vista: 10.7 mi
- Lumberjack Mural: 16.3 mi
- Homespun Kinetic Art: 20.5 mi
- Temple of Power: 20.7 mi
- Skagit Aero Education Museum: 17.0 mi
- Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 21.0 mi
- Black Mountain Forestry Center: 22.9 mi
- Shadow of the Sentinels: 7.2 mi
- "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 20.7 mi
- Baker Hot Springs: 0.7 mi
- Angele Cupples Community Garden: 16.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Rainbow Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Baker | W 274° | 3,287 m | 6.3 mi |
| Lahar Lookout | W 271° | 3,069 m | 6.2 mi |
| Sherman Peak | W 268° | 3,020 m | 6.2 mi |
| Colfax Peak | W 270° | 2,851 m | 7.6 mi |
| Mount Shuksan | NE 39° | 2,784 m | 5.4 mi |
| Lincoln Peak | W 269° | 2,695 m | 8.3 mi |
| Nooksack Tower | NE 42° | 2,530 m | 6.1 mi |
| The Hourglass | NE 39° | 2,419 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:38 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 20:24 | 21:14 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 08:58 | 16:18 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/Vancouver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 53 | 57 | 63 | 63 | 58 | 48 | 39 | 34 |
| Precip in | 15.3 | 8.8 | 10.4 | 6.7 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 10.5 | 16.0 | 14.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Upper Baker DAM, 8 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Jul, Oct–Nov — fullest in May, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 569 | 477 | 506 | 673 | 1,309 | 1,293 | 918 | 471 | 494 | 751 | 1,000 | 543 |
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.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/1931527697
Day trips start here
- Mount Baker · 6 mi
- Northwest Washington · 26 mi
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