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Twin Falls

Twin Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Twin Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 690 m. Whitehorse Mountain stands 2,092 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Twin Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN passes 11 miles off.

About

The story

lake in Snohomish County, Washington, United States

Wikidata Q114965375, matched on coordinates and name (48 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Height
42 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates48.02942, -121.74093

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Richardson Bridge: 4.3 mi
  • Dog Float: 7.3 mi
  • Sky Valley Sportsman's Park: 7.4 mi
  • Lake Bronson Club: 7.5 mi
  • West Lake Roesiger Park: 8.6 mi
Waterfalls: 42
Historic sites: 33
  • Car Wreak: 7.7 mi
  • Lime Kiln: 9.5 mi
  • Hotel Fireplace Remains: 10.8 mi
  • E2: 11.6 mi
  • Everett & Monte Cristo Railway: 12.5 mi
Nature reserves: 26
  • Henry M. Jackson Hydroelectric Project: 7.0 mi
  • Native Growth Protection Area: 17.3 mi
  • Native Growth Protection Area: 17.4 mi
  • Native Growth Protection Area: 17.7 mi
  • Native Growth Protection Area: 19.2 mi
Artworks: 18
  • One choice mural.: 11.1 mi
  • Falls Mural: 11.2 mi
  • Snohomish Rock: 17.9 mi
  • Dogtown Z Board: 21.0 mi
  • Hanging Rock: 21.4 mi
Gardens: 13
Attractions: 10
  • Cut Log: 4.7 mi
  • Granite Falls and Fish Ladder: 11.1 mi
  • Monte Cristo: 16.3 mi
  • Lewis Street River Access: 16.5 mi
  • Gala Events: 17.3 mi
Picnic sites: 8
Museums: 8
  • Granite Falls Historical Museum: 11.1 mi
  • Lake Stevens Historical Museum: 15.0 mi
  • Monroe Historical Society: 15.9 mi
  • Blackman Museum: 18.3 mi
  • Stillaguamish Valley Pioneer Museum: 21.2 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Index Town Wall: 16.4 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 16.4 mi
  • Moai: 16.4 mi
  • Index Town Wall: 16.4 mi
  • Peanuts Gallery: 16.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Normandy Beach: 12.1 mi
  • Duvall Beach: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Hot springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Twin Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whitehorse MountainNNE 13°2,092 m12.9 mi
Del Campo PeakESE 102°2,016 m12.8 mi
Three FingersNNE 14°1,984 m10.0 mi
Gothic PeakESE 104°1,895 m12.6 mi
Big Four MountainE 85°1,880 m10.1 mi
Vesper PeakE 96°1,871 m10.4 mi
Morning Star PeakE 99°1,834 m11.7 mi
Sperry PeakE 95°1,813 m11.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:3919:20
June solstice05:0820:2221:11
September equinox06:5418:2619:07
December solstice07:5515:2316:17

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414245505660656560524540
Precip in8.95.96.85.94.93.81.51.73.57.19.88.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Startup 1 E, 11 mi away.

Streamflow

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs202218237205211164143117170223246189

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Sultan River Below Diversion Dam Near Sultan, 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/3779639971

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