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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. SEATTLE TO BREMERTON passes 18 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: 22
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
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
Gardens: 6
Lighthouses: 5
Cliffs: 4
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Rocky Brook Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DeceptionWNW2,369 m15.0 mi
Mount ConstanceWNW2,364 m9.4 mi
Mount JohnsonWNW2,341 m15.8 mi
Inner ConstanceWNW2,338 m10.1 mi
Martin PeakWNW2,328 m15.4 mi
Sweat SpireWNW2,304 m15.8 mi
Mount MysteryWNW2,298 m14.0 mi
Gasp PinnancleWNW2,292 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 50–80 °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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