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Summit Creek Falls

Summit Creek Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Summit Creek Falls is a waterfall in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 170 m. Mount Defiance stands 1,504 m to the south, 2.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Camp Benson Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. JCT CROSSING OF GIBBONS CREEK VIC WASHOUGAL TO JCT PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL RD passes 0.9 miles off.

What the record says

Height
9.1 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.68629, -121.72808

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Peaks
  • Shellrock Mountain: 0.5 mi
  • Wind Mountain: 2.1 mi
  • Dog Mountain: 2.5 mi
  • Mount Defiance: 2.6 mi
  • Viento West Bluff: 2.9 mi
Springs
  • White Horse Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Perham Creek Spring: 4.4 mi
  • Teakettle Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Oak Grove Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Japanese Spring: 5.9 mi
Parks
  • Kingsley Reservoir County Park: 4.1 mi
  • Family Man Mountain Bike Skills Park: 6.1 mi
  • Pet Play Park: 6.5 mi
  • Children's Play Park: 6.5 mi
  • Train Appreciation Park: 6.5 mi
Artworks: 34
Cliffs: 29
  • Red Bluffs: 11.1 mi
  • Red Bluffs: 11.4 mi
  • Red Bluffs: 11.4 mi
  • Coyote Wall: 15.7 mi
  • Wankers Columns: 16.4 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Attractions: 8
Gardens: 7
Beaches: 6
  • Home Valley Beach: 2.9 mi
  • Windboarding Beachhead: 10.3 mi
  • Slackwater Beach: 10.6 mi
  • Marina Beach: 10.9 mi
  • Koberg Beach: 12.1 mi
Museums: 6
Picnic sites: 5
  • Eagle Creek Day Use Area: 10.1 mi
  • Hemlock Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
  • Ainsworth Day Use Area: 17.3 mi
  • Ice Cave Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
  • Wahkeena Picnic Site: 20.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges: 19.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Summit Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DefianceS 174°1,504 m2.6 mi
Indian MountainSSW 207°1,491 m10.7 mi
Green Point MountainSSW 206°1,443.8 m4.7 mi
Chinidere MountainSSW 210°1,416 m8.0 mi
Tomlike MountainSSW 213°1,387 m6.4 mi
Lost Lake ButteSSW 194°1,362 m13.6 mi
Tanner ButteSW 226°1,355 m12.0 mi
Big Huckleberry MountainNNW 346°1,283 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4019:20
June solstice05:1820:1521:01
September equinox06:5518:2719:06
December solstice07:4615:3616:26

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384145515763686964544538

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cascade Locks, 7 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs2,1231,9641,7631,6941,2807313682402314631,3802,125

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Wind River Near Carson, WA, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5284447628

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