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Tribulation Falls

Tribulation Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Tribulation Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 932 m. Lemei Rock stands 1,806 m to the southeast, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Burnt Peak, a peak 1.4 miles away. JCT SR 14 VIC BINGEN TO SKAMANIA COUNTY LINE passes 15 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Height
84.4 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.09288, -121.87552

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
Attractions: 12
  • Berry Fields Interpretive Site: 5.2 mi
  • Basket Tree Interpretive Site: 7.6 mi
  • Lava Canyon Interpretive Site: 11.3 mi
  • Moss Spring Observation Site: 11.5 mi
  • Lahar Viewpoint Interpretive Site: 11.5 mi
Parks: 11
  • Cedar Flats Natural Area: 6.8 mi
  • Eagle Cliff Park Recreation Area: 7.2 mi
  • Guler Mount Adams County Park: 17.8 mi
  • Wind River Natural Area: 18.8 mi
  • Beaver Bay: 19.2 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Lower Falls Day Use Area: 4.4 mi
  • Ice Cave Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
  • Smith Creek Interpretive Site: 16.0 mi
  • Hemlock Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
  • Coldwater Lake Picnic And Boating Site: 23.1 mi
Springs: 6
  • Cold Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Bear Spring: 14.0 mi
  • Rock Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Kalama Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Cold Spring: 18.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges: 13.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Trout Lake Big Tree Interpretive Site: 16.7 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Mount St. Helens Eruption Memorial: 20.6 mi
Museums: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Tribulation Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lemei RockSE 133°1,805.9 m7.6 mi
Craggy PeakN 4°1,745 m11.8 mi
Bird MountainSE 129°1,739.2 m5.8 mi
Badger PeakN 356°1,713 m13.2 mi
Kirk RockN 359°1,706 m12.3 mi
Hat RockNNE 13°1,697.4 m12.3 mi
Snagtooth MountainNNE 13°1,659 m11.6 mi
Shark RockN 3°1,640 m12.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4119:20
June solstice05:1720:1721:03
September equinox06:5518:2719:07
December solstice07:4815:3516:25

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404245505761686863544539
Precip in17.712.013.29.75.23.80.91.44.310.517.818.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cougar 6 E, 16 mi away.

Streamflow

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs1,6381,4201,4321,7432,0921,5426753823356281,4881,769

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Lewis River Above Muddy River Near Cougar, WA, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5079739683

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