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Snowshed Falls

Snowshed Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Snowshed Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 892 m. Three Queens stands 2,038 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Martin, a ghost town 0.4 miles away. JCT EAST SUNSET WAY VIC ISSAQUAH TO VIC THORP passes 2.0 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Height
51 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.27811, -121.32399

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 48
Parks: 23
  • Hyak Sno-Parks: 8.5 mi
  • Lavender Lake Access Area: 10.0 mi
  • French Cabin Creek Recreation Area: 11.1 mi
  • French Cabin Sno Park: 11.4 mi
  • Speelyi Beach: 12.0 mi
Historic sites: 17
Picnic sites: 11
Cliffs: 11
Ghost towns: 7
Attractions: 7
  • Tubing Park: 9.9 mi
  • Hex Mountain Trailhead: 10.6 mi
  • KBHR Set: 16.0 mi
  • Actual Cave: 19.9 mi
  • Amazonia: 19.9 mi
Museums: 6
  • Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum: 10.7 mi
  • Roslyn Historical Museum: 15.9 mi
  • South Cle Elum Rail Yard Interpretive Center: 18.5 mi
  • Carpenter Museum: 18.8 mi
  • Telephone Museum: 19.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
Nature reserves: 2
Springs: 2
  • Lanigan Spring: 21.0 mi
  • Canyon Spring: 22.9 mi
Artworks: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Speelyi Beach: 11.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 19.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Snowshed Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Three QueensNNE 12°2,038 m11.9 mi
Hibox MountainN 6°1,996 m10.7 mi
Alta MountainN 358°1,902 m11.3 mi
Lobox MountainN 11°1,838 m10.3 mi
Red MountainNE 45°1,792 m11.7 mi
Point 5870N 354°1,789 m9.3 mi
Thorp MountainNE 40°1,784 m8.4 mi
Hard KnoxNE 49°1,780 m7.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3819:18
June solstice05:1020:1821:06
September equinox06:5318:2419:05
December solstice07:5015:2616:18

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293035394652596055443428
Precip in11.77.98.86.54.73.31.31.63.99.013.712.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stampede Pass, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3098152030

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