Sheep Canyon Falls
Sheep Canyon Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 1,025 m. Mount Saint Helens stands 2,549 m to the east-southeast, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Sheep Canyon Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. JCT SR 5 VIC CASTLE ROCK TO JOHNSON RIDGE passes 5.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 27 m
How to reach it
- 5.5 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC CASTLE ROCK TO JOHNSON RIDGE
- 14.9 mi off the JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND
- 21.4 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 410 VIC NACHES
- 21.4 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Loowit Viewpoint · 5 mi
- North Fork Toutle River Viewpoint · 6 mi
- Castle Lake Viewpoint · 7 mi
- Castle Lake Viewpoint Observation Site · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Upper Sheep Canyon Falls: 0.1 mi
- Middle Sheep Canyon Falls: 0.4 mi
- Lower Sheep Canyon Falls: 0.4 mi
- Step Falls: 3.8 mi
- Lower Step Falls: 3.9 mi
- Butte Camp Dome: 2.3 mi
- Studebaker Ridge: 3.0 mi
- Mount Saint Helens: 3.2 mi
- Goat Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Lava Dome: 3.5 mi
- Kalama Horse Camp: 5.1 mi
- Beaver Bay: 9.8 mi
- Cougar Park: 10.3 mi
- Yale Park: 12.3 mi
- Cedar Flats Natural Area: 13.5 mi
- Windy Ridge Interpretive Site: 6.8 mi
- Coldwater Ridge Visitor Center Interpretive Site: 7.0 mi
- Trail Of Two Forests Interpretive Site: 7.4 mi
- Lahar Viewpoint Interpretive Site: 8.4 mi
- Ape Canyon Trailhead: 8.4 mi
- Coldwater Lake Picnic And Boating Site: 6.2 mi
- Smith Creek Interpretive Site: 7.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
- Lower Falls Day Use Area: 18.4 mi
- Iron Creek Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
- Mount St. Helens Eruption Memorial: 5.7 mi
- Kosmos Bridge: 20.5 mi
- Flagpole: 24.2 mi
- Gravel Pit: 24.8 mi
- Johnston Ridge Observatory: 5.5 mi
- North Clark Historical Museum: 22.1 mi
- Lelooska Cultural Center: 22.5 mi
- Eagle Cliffs: 14.9 mi
- Breezy Point: 16.1 mi
- Point 3670: 17.2 mi
- Kalama Spring: 3.9 mi
- Soda Spring: 12.3 mi
- Elk Rock Viewpoint: 7.5 mi
- Forest Learning Center Rest Area: 9.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Sheep Canyon Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Saint Helens | ESE 102° | 2,549 m | 3.2 mi |
| Dogs Head Peak | E 91° | 2,481 m | 4.1 mi |
| Lava Dome | E 92° | 2,180 m | 3.5 mi |
| Mount Whittier | NE 35° | 1,792.5 m | 10.5 mi |
| Mount Teragram | NE 38° | 1,786.4 m | 10.0 mi |
| Mount Margaret | NE 38° | 1,785.8 m | 9.8 mi |
| Strawberry Mountain | NE 40° | 1,749.2 m | 16.6 mi |
| Coldwater Peak | NNE 29° | 1,743 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:42 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 20:18 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:36 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 42 | 45 | 50 | 57 | 61 | 68 | 68 | 63 | 54 | 45 | 39 |
| Precip in | 17.7 | 12.0 | 13.2 | 9.7 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 4.3 | 10.5 | 17.8 | 18.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cougar 6 E, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6259154565
Day trips start here
- Mount St. Helens · 3 mi
- Toutle · 23 mi
- Mossyrock · 25 mi
- Southwest Washington · 25 mi
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