Silver Falls
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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. White Pass Scenic Byway passes 3.9 miles off.
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.
What the record says
- Height
- 29 m
How to reach it
- 3.9 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 7.9 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Palisades Viewpoint · 5 mi
- Sourdough Gap · 11 mi
- Clear Creek Overlook Interpretive Site · 12 mi
- Clear Creek Falls Viewpoint · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bald Rock: 2.9 mi
- Laurel Hill: 3.9 mi
- Shriner Peak: 4.5 mi
- Double Peak: 5.4 mi
- Stevens Peak: 5.6 mi
- 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
- Palisades: 4.9 mi
- Coal Creek Bluff: 7.8 mi
- Nisqually Cleaver: 10.9 mi
- Nisqually Ice Cliff: 10.9 mi
- Wilson Headwall: 11.1 mi
- Log Spring: 3.9 mi
- Soda Springs: 4.9 mi
- Bum Springs: 6.9 mi
- Iron Mike Springs: 12.0 mi
- Hidden Spring: 14.5 mi
- 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
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 7.9 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather Memorial: 8.3 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 12.0 mi
- Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument: 16.4 mi
- Historic Packwood Station: 11.1 mi
- White Pass Country Historical Museum: 11.5 mi
- Longmire Museum: 12.0 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 12.0 mi
- Big Cedar: 0.7 mi
- The Trident: 12.7 mi
- Coffee Cup: 13.8 mi
- Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 11.2 mi
- Jack Morris Park: 24.4 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 1.1 mi
- Bevin Lake Rest Area: 16.1 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Tahoma | NW 313° | 3,395 m | 9.8 mi |
| Anvil Rock | NW 304° | 2,921 m | 9.5 mi |
| Whitman Crest | NW 318° | 2,841 m | 9.0 mi |
| K Spire | NW 318° | 2,708 m | 9.9 mi |
| Main Cowlitz Chimney | NNW 341° | 2,318 m | 7.1 mi |
| Central Cowlitz Chimney | NNW 340° | 2,265 m | 7.4 mi |
| Cowlitz Rocks | WNW 302° | 2,263 m | 8.1 mi |
| Banshee Peak | NNW 337° | 2,245 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:39 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 20:17 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:30 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 41 | 45 | 53 | 54 | 49 | 40 | 32 | 27 |
| Precip in | 17.2 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 8.3 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 4.4 | 11.3 | 18.2 | 18.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rainier Paradise RS, 9 mi away.
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).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/876528928
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 11 mi
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