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Union Creek Falls

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Elevation, modelled
1,067 m
Tallest summit within 14.0 miles
Mount Aix2,367 m · 10.9 mi
Nearest byway
Chinook Scenic Byway0.2 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:05local time
Coordinates
46.9362, -121.3602
Union Creek Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Union Creek Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled 1,067 m. Mount Aix stands 2,367 m to the south-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is North Fork Union Creek Falls, a waterfall 1.4 miles away. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 0.2 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Union Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AixSSE 153°2,367 m10.9 mi
Main Cowlitz ChimneyWSW 243°2,318 m13.2 mi
Bismarck PeakSSE 161°2,311.9 m12.5 mi
Nelson RidgeSSE 159°2,284.45 m10.7 mi
Central Cowlitz ChimneyWSW 244°2,265 m13.2 mi
Banshee PeakWSW 245°2,245 m13.6 mi
Nelson RidgeSE 144°2,222.6 m8.4 mi
Goat Island MountainWSW 255°2,221.4 m14.0 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 25
Springs: 8
Ghost towns: 5
Attractions: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Museums: 2
Hot springs: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3819:18
June solstice05:1120:1721:05
September equinox06:5318:2519:05
December solstice07:4915:2816:20

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F292830334145535449403227
Precip in17.212.913.28.35.13.81.41.64.411.318.218.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rainier Paradise RS, 21 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs14916417130762760026187.355.871.9143174

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge American River Near Nile, WA, 10 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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