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Upper Bishop Falls

Upper Bishop Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Upper Bishop Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 1,062 m. Goat Citadel stands 2,439 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Middle Bishop Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. JCT KOSMOS RD VIC MORTON TO JCT SR 410 VIC NACHES passes 8.0 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1062 m
Getting there

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Coordinates46.43324, -121.69036

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 49
Cliffs: 10
Springs: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • Iron Creek Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
  • White Pass Day Use: 20.7 mi
  • Lower Falls Day Use Area: 21.2 mi
  • Clear Lake Day Use Area: 23.4 mi
  • Smith Creek Interpretive Site: 23.9 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Elk Pass / Boundary Trailhead: 16.6 mi
  • Monument Entry Road 99 Interpretive Site: 19.5 mi
  • Basket Tree Interpretive Site: 23.4 mi
  • Big Cedar: 23.6 mi
  • Berry Fields Interpretive Site: 24.1 mi
Parks: 5
  • Jack Morris Park: 12.3 mi
  • Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 12.4 mi
  • Cowlitz Falls Campground: 16.1 mi
  • Taidnapam Park: 22.8 mi
  • Glenoma Community Park: 23.4 mi
Museums: 4
Historic sites: 3
Rest areas: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 21.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Upper Bishop Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goat CitadelENE 73°2,439 m13.6 mi
Big HornENE 72°2,438 m13.4 mi
Ives PeakENE 67°2,414 m12.5 mi
Old Snowy MountainENE 64°2,408 m12.5 mi
Johnson PeakNE 51°2,282 m11.6 mi
Hawkeye PointENE 57°2,265 m11.2 mi
North Goat RidgeENE 60°2,068 m10.6 mi
Goat RidgeENE 67°1,908 m9.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4019:19
June solstice05:1520:1721:04
September equinox06:5418:2619:06
December solstice07:4815:3216:23

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374044485560666660514237
Precip in8.96.06.13.92.92.00.70.92.36.09.49.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Packwood, 12 mi away.

Streamflow

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs1,2901,0601,1001,2891,8691,5868234903894901,0231,176

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Cispus River AB Yellowjacket Creek Near Randle, 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/3611731382

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