Service Falls
Service Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 602 m. Mount Olympus stands 2,430 m to the northwest, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Meany, a peak 2.9 miles away. Strait of Juan de Fuca Highway - SR 112 passes 24 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 602 m
How to reach it
- 24.1 mi off the Strait of Juan de Fuca Highway - SR 112, National
Overlooks nearby
- Kloshe Nanitch · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Meany: 2.9 mi
- Mount Queets: 3.0 mi
- Mount Olympus East Peak: 3.2 mi
- Mount Noyes: 3.2 mi
- Mount Olympus Middle Peak: 3.3 mi
- Mineral Creek Falls: 13.0 mi
- Sol Duc Falls: 15.4 mi
- Lover's Lane Falls: 15.5 mi
- Merriman Falls: 18.7 mi
- Ross Falls: 19.2 mi
- Hoh River Viewpoint: 14.3 mi
- Hall of Mosses: 14.7 mi
- Ancient Groves: 20.4 mi
- World's Largest Spruce: 20.9 mi
- Devil’s Punchbowl: 23.3 mi
- Altair Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
- July Creek Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
- Bovee's Meadow Day Use Area: 21.5 mi
- La Poel Day Use Area: 22.6 mi
- Staircase Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
- Olympic Hot Springs: 15.1 mi
- Sol Duc Hot Springs: 17.4 mi
- Nine Inch Spike: 19.6 mi
- Sv. Nikolai Voyage of Exploration memorial: 23.3 mi
- Quinault Recreation Area: 21.7 mi
- Lake Sutherland Water Access Area: 22.0 mi
- Elk Lick Springs: 17.9 mi
- Lake Quinault Museum: 21.9 mi
- Little Ireland Beach: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Service Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Olympus | NW 321° | 2,430 m | 3.9 mi |
| Mount Olympus Middle Peak | NW 324° | 2,389 m | 3.3 mi |
| Mount Olympus East Peak | NNW 329° | 2,324 m | 3.2 mi |
| Mount Anderson | E 99° | 2,228 m | 15.4 mi |
| Mount Mathias | NNW 345° | 2,178 m | 3.4 mi |
| West Peak | E 99° | 2,169 m | 14.6 mi |
| Mount Tom | WNW 298° | 2,148 m | 5.2 mi |
| Mount Carrie | N 3° | 2,125 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:47 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 20:29 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 08:02 | 15:32 | 16:26 |
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 | 37 | 38 | 42 | 47 | 53 | 57 | 62 | 63 | 58 | 49 | 41 | 37 |
| Precip in | 8.9 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 5.9 | 10.1 | 9.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elwha RS, 18 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Olympic National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Aug.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/438912100
Day trips start here
- Olympic Peninsula · 3 mi
- Olympic National Park · 7 mi
- Port Angeles · 27 mi
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