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Silver Falls

Silver Falls, a waterfall in Washington
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Silver Falls, a waterfall in Washington
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Silver Falls, a waterfall in Washington
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Silver Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 616 m. Little Tahoma stands 3,395 m to the northwest, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Cedar, a attraction 0.7 miles away. JCT SR 12 OHANAPECOSH JCT VIC WHITE PASS TO JCT SR 410 VIC CHINOOK PASS runs past it.

About

The story

Silver Falls is a waterfall on the Ohanapecosh River located within Mount Rainier National Park in Washington.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q65115316, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Height
29 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.75233, -121.55949

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Cougar Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Fish Ladder Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Middle Steven's Creek Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Stafford Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Marie Falls: 5.0 mi
Cliffs: 27
Springs: 8
Picnic sites: 6
  • Paradise Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
  • White Pass Day Use: 11.2 mi
  • Sunrise Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
  • Clear Lake Day Use Area: 15.5 mi
  • Corral Pass Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
Historic sites: 4
Museums: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Big Cedar: 0.7 mi
  • The Trident: 12.7 mi
  • Coffee Cup: 13.8 mi
Parks: 2
  • Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 11.2 mi
  • Jack Morris Park: 24.4 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 1.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Silver Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little TahomaNW 313°3,395 m9.8 mi
Anvil RockNW 304°2,921 m9.5 mi
Whitman CrestNW 318°2,841 m9.0 mi
K SpireNW 318°2,708 m9.9 mi
Main Cowlitz ChimneyNNW 341°2,318 m7.1 mi
Central Cowlitz ChimneyNNW 340°2,265 m7.4 mi
Cowlitz RocksWNW 302°2,263 m8.1 mi
Banshee PeakNNW 337°2,245 m7.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3919:19
June solstice05:1320:1721:05
September equinox06:5418:2619:06
December solstice07:4915:3016:21

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F292830334145535449403227
Precip in17.212.913.28.35.13.81.41.64.411.318.218.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rainier Paradise RS, 9 mi away.

In the park

Inside the official boundary of Mount Rainier National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Feb and Dec; busiest: Jul.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/876528928

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