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Rocky Brook Falls

Rocky Brook Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Rocky Brook Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 80 m. Mount Deception stands 2,369 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Turner, a peak 1.3 miles away. JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA passes 2.4 miles off.

The story

tributary to the Dosewallips River in Jefferson County, Washington, United States

Wikidata Q116194323, matched on coordinates and name (463 m apart).

What the record says

Height
50 m
Width
5 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.72062, -122.94140

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Pleasant Harbor State Park: 4.1 mi
  • Quilcene Riverside Park: 7.4 mi
  • Quilcene Community Park: 7.6 mi
  • Salmon Bake Beach: 7.7 mi
  • Worthington Park: 8.0 mi
Artworks: 32
Historic sites: 23
Nature reserves: 19
Beaches: 15
  • Swim Beach: 3.8 mi
  • Mystery Beach: 3.9 mi
  • Linger Longer Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Dabob Broad Spit: 8.5 mi
  • Lilly's Pad: 17.1 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Murhut Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Dickerson Falls: 14.1 mi
  • Whitehorse Falls: 17.4 mi
  • Ludlow Falls: 17.4 mi
  • Hamma Hamma Falls: 17.9 mi
Attractions: 8
Gardens: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • Jackson Park Picnic area: 14.9 mi
  • Evergreen Park: 17.7 mi
  • Camp Kelly: 20.1 mi
  • Eagledale Park: 21.0 mi
  • Bear Gulch Day Use Area: 22.9 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Rocky Brook Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DeceptionWNW 295°2,369 m15.0 mi
Mount ConstanceWNW 293°2,364 m9.4 mi
Mount JohnsonWNW 299°2,341 m15.8 mi
Inner ConstanceWNW 290°2,338 m10.1 mi
Martin PeakWNW 298°2,328 m15.4 mi
Sweat SpireWNW 300°2,304 m15.8 mi
Mount MysteryWNW 292°2,298 m14.0 mi
Gasp PinnancleWNW 300°2,292 m15.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4419:25
June solstice05:1420:2621:14
September equinox06:5918:3119:11
December solstice07:5815:3016:23

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394145495559646460514338

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quilcene 2 SW, 6 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs558473397400555553338160129290560606

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Duckabush River Near Brinnon, WA, 4 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/438340745

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