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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. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 2.0 miles off.

What the record says

Height
51 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.27811, -121.32399

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 47
Parks: 22
  • 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: 16
Picnic sites: 11
Cliffs: 11
Ghost towns: 6
Attractions: 6
  • Tubing Park: 9.9 mi
  • KBHR Set: 16.0 mi
  • Actual Cave: 19.9 mi
  • Amazonia: 19.9 mi
  • Club Paradiso: 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

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 QueensNNE2,038 m11.9 mi
Hibox MountainN1,996 m10.7 mi
Alta MountainN1,902 m11.3 mi
Lobox MountainN1,838 m10.3 mi
Red MountainNE1,792 m11.7 mi
Point 5870N1,789 m9.3 mi
Thorp MountainNE1,784 m8.4 mi
Hard KnoxNE1,780 m7.6 mi

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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3098152030

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