- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaleetan Peak | SE 126° | 1,907.7 m | 8.4 mi |
| Chair Peak | SE 125° | 1,902 m | 8.9 mi |
| Preacher Mountain | ESE 116° | 1,800 m | 5.4 mi |
| Caroline Peak | ESE 123° | 1,795 m | 6.6 mi |
| Mount Roosevelt | ESE 123° | 1,779 m | 8.1 mi |
| Treen Peak | ENE 74° | 1,757 m | 7.4 mi |
| Mount Defiance | SSE 158° | 1,702 m | 7.3 mi |
| Goat Mountain | NNE 32° | 1,696 m | 6.6 mi |
- 6.3 mi off the JCT EAST SUNSET WAY VIC ISSAQUAH TO VIC THORP
- 6.3 mi off the JCT WEST LAKE SAMMAMISH PKWY VIC ISSAQUAH TO JCT SR 970 VIC CLE ELUM
- 6.3 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90National
- 7.9 mi off the JCT SR 522 TO JCT SR 90 VIC NORTH BEND
Overlooks nearby
- Dirty Harry's Balcony · 7 mi
- Lower Twin Falls Viewpoint · 7 mi
- Weeks Falls Viewpoint · 7 mi
- Upper Twin Falls Viewpoint · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Waterfalls
- Gossamer Falls: 0.1 mi
- Vortex Falls: 0.3 mi
- Big Blowout Falls: 0.3 mi
- Lower Big Blowout Falls: 0.4 mi
- Raven Falls: 1.7 mi
Peaks
- South Bessemer: 1.2 mi
- Moolock Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Bootalicious Peak: 1.5 mi
- Bessemer Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Bessequartz Peak: 2.6 mi
Attractions: 38
- Semi Wall: 6.9 mi
- Amazonia: 6.9 mi
- Actual Cave: 6.9 mi
- Club Paradiso: 7.0 mi
- Snoqualmie Centennial Log Pavilion: 9.5 mi
Historic sites: 36
- Nordrum Lookout: 3.9 mi
- W. Mitch Hungate: 5.7 mi
- Brett S. Hall: 5.8 mi
- George W. Swenson Memorial: 9.4 mi
- Snoqualmie Valley Veteran's Memorial: 9.5 mi
Museums: 14
Beaches: 4
- Tibbetts Beach: 21.0 mi
- Duvall Beach: 22.3 mi
- Normandy Beach: 22.6 mi
- Rosemont Beach: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Travelers Rest Rest Area: 12.6 mi
- Iron Goat Rest Area: 24.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Goldmyer Hot Springs: 11.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:39 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 20:20 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 15:26 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day trips start here
- North Bend · 8 mi
- Snoqualmie · 10 mi
- King County · 11 mi
- Snoqualmie Pass · 14 mi
- Issaquah · 20 mi
- Redmond · 25 mi
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