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Switchback Falls

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Elevation, modelled
619 m
Tallest summit within 9.0 miles
Kaleetan Peak1,907.7 m · 8.4 mi
Nearest byway
JCT EAST SUNSET WAY VIC ISSAQUAH TO VIC THORP6.3 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:08local time
Coordinates
47.5337, -121.6229

Switchback Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled 619 m. Kaleetan Peak stands 1,908 m to the southeast, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Gossamer Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. JCT EAST SUNSET WAY VIC ISSAQUAH TO VIC THORP passes 6.3 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Switchback Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kaleetan PeakSE 126°1,907.7 m8.4 mi
Chair PeakSE 125°1,902 m8.9 mi
Preacher MountainESE 116°1,800 m5.4 mi
Caroline PeakESE 123°1,795 m6.6 mi
Mount RooseveltESE 123°1,779 m8.1 mi
Treen PeakENE 74°1,757 m7.4 mi
Mount DefianceSSE 158°1,702 m7.3 mi
Goat MountainNNE 32°1,696 m6.6 mi

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3919:19
June solstice05:1020:2021:08
September equinox06:5418:2519:06
December solstice07:5215:2616:18

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

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