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Skookum Falls

Skookum Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Skookum Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 778 m. 3rd Burroughs Mountain stands 2,386 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is The Dalles, a cliff 0.4 miles away. JCT MUD MTN RD VIC ENUMCLAW TO JCT SR 12 VIC NACHES runs past it.

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Coordinates47.05027, -121.57602

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Dalles Creek Falls Lower: 0.6 mi
  • Dalles Creek Falls Upper: 0.7 mi
  • Snoquera Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Van Horn Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Upper Van Horn Falls: 8.7 mi
Peaks
Parks: 37
  • Pyramid Creek SnoPark: 7.1 mi
  • Mud Mountain Dam Recreation Area: 17.1 mi
  • Salmon Falls Interpretive Site: 20.1 mi
  • Enumclaw Sportsman Park: 20.5 mi
  • Anderson Riverview Park: 20.6 mi
Cliffs: 23
Historic sites: 22
Ghost towns: 10
Picnic sites: 8
  • Corral Pass Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
  • Upper Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
  • Group Picnic Site 13: 8.7 mi
  • Sunrise Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
Attractions: 8
  • The Trident: 12.1 mi
  • Coffee Cup: 12.2 mi
  • Big Cedar: 19.9 mi
  • Fright Factory Haunted House: 21.5 mi
  • Caboose: 22.4 mi
Artworks: 5
Nature reserves: 4
  • Middle Boise Creek Natural Area: 21.4 mi
  • Fell Hill Park: 22.3 mi
  • Stonequarry Creek Natural Area: 22.4 mi
  • Easton Ponds: 23.0 mi
Springs: 4
  • Clover Spring: 21.6 mi
  • Log Spring: 22.8 mi
  • Iron Mike Springs: 23.4 mi
  • Soda Springs: 24.3 mi
Museums: 4
Gardens: 2
  • Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 9.2 mi
  • Goodwill Garden: 22.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Waterfront: 21.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 21.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Mather Memorial East Portal Information Site: 23.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Skookum Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
3rd Burroughs MountainSSW 212°2,386 m12.1 mi
2nd Burroughs MountainSSW 208°2,256.1 m11.3 mi
Mount FremontSSW 209°2,230 m9.4 mi
Goat Island MountainSSW 196°2,221.4 m12.0 mi
Goat Island Mountain - West PeakSSW 199°2,200 m12.4 mi
1st Burroughs MountainSSW 206°2,182 m10.6 mi
Mount FremontSSW 206°2,181 m9.8 mi
Sluiskin Mountain, EastSW 227°2,142 m10.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3919:19
June solstice05:1220:1821:06
September equinox06:5418:2619:06
December solstice07:5015:2816:20

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394043475358636459514339
Precip in7.05.26.65.65.03.91.51.63.46.08.06.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MUD MTN DAM, 18 mi away.

Streamflow

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs10911310711618818593.649.040.251.984.9109

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Huckleberry Creek Near Greenwater, WA, 2 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/3665212051

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