Rush Creek Falls
Rush Creek Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 630 m. Lemei Rock stands 1,806 m to the east-southeast, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is McClellan Falls, a waterfall 0.9 miles away. Historic Columbia River passes 32 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 63.4 m
How to reach it
- 31.6 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
Overlooks nearby
- Loowit Viewpoint · 21 mi
- North Fork Toutle River Viewpoint · 23 mi
- Castle Lake Viewpoint · 25 mi
- Castle Lake Viewpoint Observation Site · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- McClellan Falls: 0.9 mi
- Upper Curly Creek Falls: 1.0 mi
- Cave Falls: 2.8 mi
- Curly Creek Falls: 2.8 mi
- Big Creek Falls: 2.8 mi
- Burnt Peak: 2.1 mi
- House Rock: 2.9 mi
- Lone Butte: 3.6 mi
- Termination Point: 4.9 mi
- Hungry Peak: 5.2 mi
- Eagle Cliff Park Recreation Area: 5.1 mi
- Cedar Flats Natural Area: 5.9 mi
- Wind River Natural Area: 15.8 mi
- Beaver Bay: 17.2 mi
- Wind River Arboretum: 17.6 mi
- Berry Fields Interpretive Site: 7.4 mi
- Basket Tree Interpretive Site: 9.9 mi
- Lahar Viewpoint Interpretive Site: 11.3 mi
- Lava Canyon Interpretive Site: 11.3 mi
- Moss Spring Observation Site: 11.3 mi
- Point 3670: 3.5 mi
- Eagle Cliffs: 5.0 mi
- Breezy Point: 6.5 mi
- Suksdorf Ridge: 22.6 mi
- Roosevelt Cliff: 23.2 mi
- Lower Falls Day Use Area: 7.2 mi
- Ice Cave Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
- Smith Creek Interpretive Site: 16.8 mi
- Hemlock Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
- Sunset Falls Day Use Area: 22.9 mi
- Cold Spring: 10.1 mi
- Bear Spring: 15.2 mi
- Kalama Spring: 17.5 mi
- Rock Spring: 17.9 mi
- Summit Spring: 22.2 mi
- Trout Lake Big Tree Interpretive Site: 18.4 mi
- Great Camas Patch: 23.8 mi
- Natural Bridges: 13.9 mi
- Mount St. Helens Eruption Memorial: 21.0 mi
- Johnston Ridge Observatory: 21.0 mi
- Home Valley Beach: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Rush Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lemei Rock | ESE 108° | 1,806 m | 7.9 mi |
| Craggy Peak | N 11° | 1,745 m | 14.7 mi |
| Bird Mountain | E 99° | 1,739 m | 6.5 mi |
| Kirk Rock | N 7° | 1,706 m | 15.1 mi |
| Snagtooth Mountain | NNE 18° | 1,659 m | 14.6 mi |
| Shark Rock | N 10° | 1,640 m | 15.2 mi |
| Steamboat Mountain | NE 55° | 1,639 m | 10.5 mi |
| Gifford Peak | SE 133° | 1,636 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:41 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 20:17 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:28 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:35 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
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 | 54 | 59 | 65 | 65 | 59 | 49 | 40 | 33 |
| Precip in | 14.5 | 11.3 | 9.8 | 6.1 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 8.1 | 13.8 | 15.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carson Fish Hatchery, 13 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 1,638 | 1,420 | 1,432 | 1,743 | 2,092 | 1,542 | 675 | 382 | 335 | 628 | 1,488 | 1,769 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Lewis River Above Muddy River Near Cougar, WA, 3 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/5304298117
Day trips start here
- Mount St. Helens · 17 mi
- Stevenson · 25 mi
- Cascade Locks · 26 mi
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