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Umtanum Creek Falls

Umtanum Creek Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Umtanum Creek Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 729 m. Lion Rock stands 1,938 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Canyon Cabin, a historic site 3.6 miles away. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 11 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Height
12 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.89294, -120.62865

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Thrall Water Access Site: 5.8 mi
  • BLM Recreation Site: 5.9 mi
  • Helen McCabe State Park: 6.1 mi
  • Mattoon Lake Public Access: 6.9 mi
  • Irene Rinehart Riverfront Park: 7.1 mi
Peaks: 32
  • Craigs Hill: 8.5 mi
  • Baldy Mountain: 11.5 mi
  • Cleman Mountain: 11.8 mi
  • Wenas Mammoth Mountain: 12.6 mi
  • The Island: 13.8 mi
Springs: 16
  • Sorenson Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 21.0 mi
  • Dorse Spring: 21.0 mi
  • Pine Spring: 21.6 mi
  • Seabrock Spring: 21.8 mi
Gardens: 10
Museums: 10
Cliffs: 9
  • Pacman rock: 7.3 mi
  • Royal Columns: 14.4 mi
  • The Bend: 15.4 mi
  • Moon Rocks: 16.7 mi
  • Devils Slide: 18.1 mi
Artworks: 9
Historic sites: 7
  • Black Canyon Cabin: 3.6 mi
  • Craig's Castle: 8.2 mi
  • Angus McPherson Memorial: 9.2 mi
  • Stone hut: 9.5 mi
  • Beck Monument: 9.9 mi
Rest areas: 7
Nature reserves: 4
Attractions: 4
  • Ellensburg Rodeo Grounds: 8.6 mi
  • Old agricultural devices: 9.4 mi
  • Farm Equipment Displays: 9.6 mi
  • Rock n Tomahawk Ranch: 18.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Umtanum Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lion RockN1,938 m24.9 mi
Quartz MountainWNW1,919 m24.6 mi
Table MountainN1,916 m25.0 mi
Bald MountainWNW1,744 m15.7 mi
Frost MountainNW1,736 m21.0 mi
Cleman MountainWSW1,559 m11.8 mi
Mole MountainNW1,454 m23.6 mi
Devils TableWSW1,430 m21.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3519:15
June solstice05:0920:1421:01
September equinox06:5018:2219:02
December solstice07:4615:2516:17

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283340475662696860483628
Precip in1.20.80.80.60.80.50.30.20.30.81.11.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ellensburg, 7 mi away.

Streamflow

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs1,6261,8452,1603,1803,8643,7333,3923,4091,9561,1561,1291,606

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Yakima River AT Umtanum, WA, 7 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/761767528

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