Twin Falls (Lower)
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Twin Falls (Lower) is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 242 m. Kaleetan Peak stands 1,908 m to the east, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Falls (Upper), a waterfall 0.1 miles away. JCT EAST SUNSET WAY VIC ISSAQUAH TO VIC THORP runs past it.
The story
Olallie State Park is a public recreation area featuring multiple waterfalls located five miles (8.0 km) southeast of North Bend, Washington. The state park spans a 3.5-mile (5.6 km) stretch along the South Fork of the Snoqualmie River. The most prominent feature of the park is 135-foot-high (41 m) Twin Falls.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q37981, matched on coordinates and name (143 m apart).
What the record says
- Height
- 70.1 m
How to reach it
- On the JCT EAST SUNSET WAY VIC ISSAQUAH TO VIC THORP
- On the JCT WEST LAKE SAMMAMISH PKWY VIC ISSAQUAH TO JCT SR 970 VIC CLE ELUM
- On the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
- 5.4 mi off the JCT SR 522 TO JCT SR 90 VIC NORTH BEND
Overlooks nearby
- Upper Twin Falls Viewpoint · 1 mi
- Owl Hike Spot · 1 mi
- Salal Point · 1 mi
- Olallie Knob · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Twin Falls (Upper): 0.1 mi
- Weeks Falls: 2.5 mi
- Teneriffe Falls: 3.9 mi
- Fantastic Falls: 6.6 mi
- Lower Big Blowout Falls: 6.7 mi
- Mount Washington: 1.3 mi
- Change Peak: 1.4 mi
- Easter Island: 2.1 mi
- Songbird Peak: 2.1 mi
- Tanner: 2.2 mi
- Dahlgren Family Park: 3.4 mi
- Tanner Landing Park: 3.6 mi
- Torguson Park: 4.9 mi
- E J Roberts Park: 5.0 mi
- Si View Park: 5.1 mi
- Dendritic Root Floor: 3.8 mi
- Snaking Root Ceiling: 3.8 mi
- Poet's Path: 8.2 mi
- Snoqualmie Totem Pole: 8.2 mi
- 2003 Centennial Mural: 8.2 mi
- Chester Morse Monument: 3.6 mi
- Brett S. Hall: 4.6 mi
- W. Mitch Hungate: 4.6 mi
- George W. Swenson Memorial: 8.2 mi
- Snoqualmie Valley Veteran's Memorial: 8.2 mi
- Cottonwood Natural Area: 10.4 mi
- Raging River Natural Area: 11.8 mi
- Crow Marsh Natural Area: 15.2 mi
- Griffin Creek Natural Area: 15.2 mi
- BN Peninsula Natural Area: 15.4 mi
- Semi Wall: 0.9 mi
- Club Paradiso: 1.1 mi
- Amazonia: 1.1 mi
- Actual Cave: 1.1 mi
- Snoqualmie Centennial Log Pavilion: 8.4 mi
- Sunset Walk Community Garden: 16.2 mi
- Legacy Garden: 16.6 mi
- Glacier Park Community Garden: 16.6 mi
- High Street Linear Park Botanical Garden: 16.6 mi
- Westridge Community Garden: 16.6 mi
- Olallie State Park South Fork Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
- Mine Creek: 2.8 mi
- Camp Brown Day Use Area: 9.9 mi
- Group Picnic Shelter: 10.5 mi
- Asahel Curtis Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
- Cedar River Watershed Education Center: 3.8 mi
- Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum: 5.4 mi
- Northwest Railway Museum, Train Hall: 7.3 mi
- Northwest Railway Museum: 8.3 mi
- Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum: 13.4 mi
- Family Wall: 3.9 mi
- Canopy Crag: 3.9 mi
- World Wall: 4.5 mi
- Ghost Point: 8.2 mi
- Lower Pratt Climbing Area: 8.4 mi
- Tibbetts Beach: 19.1 mi
- Alexander Beach: 19.2 mi
- Rosemont Beach: 22.0 mi
- Kennydale Beach: 24.4 mi
- Duvall Beach: 24.5 mi
- Canyon Spring: 3.5 mi
- Travelers Rest Rest Area: 13.5 mi
- Goldmyer Hot Springs: 14.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Twin Falls (Lower). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaleetan Peak | E 83° | 1,907.7 m | 10.3 mi |
| Preacher Mountain | ENE 66° | 1,800 m | 9.1 mi |
| Caroline Peak | ENE 75° | 1,795 m | 9.4 mi |
| Mount Roosevelt | E 81° | 1,779 m | 10.4 mi |
| Granite Mountain | E 101° | 1,716 m | 10.3 mi |
| Mount Defiance | E 96° | 1,702 m | 6.3 mi |
| Tusk O'Granite | E 99° | 1,697 m | 9.7 mi |
| Revolution Peak | ENE 70° | 1,662 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:39 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 20:20 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 15:26 | 16:19 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 37 | 39 | 44 | 50 | 55 | 61 | 61 | 56 | 48 | 40 | 35 |
| Precip in | 13.0 | 9.2 | 10.6 | 9.2 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 9.7 | 14.6 | 12.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cedar Lake, 4 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 575 | 459 | 447 | 577 | 717 | 534 | 204 | 95.2 | 106 | 282 | 645 | 505 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge SF Snoqualmie River AT Edgewick, WA, 1 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/1750414130
Day trips start here
- North Bend · 5 mi
- King County · 7 mi
- Snoqualmie · 8 mi
- Snoqualmie Pass · 14 mi
- Issaquah · 17 mi
- Renton · 23 mi
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