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Upper Lewis River Falls

Upper Lewis River Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Upper Lewis River Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 497 m. The Hump stands 2,014 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Taitnapum Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away. White Pass Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off.

What the record says

Height
17.7 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.17549, -121.85227

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Quartz Creek Butte: 3.3 mi
  • Hungry Peak: 3.8 mi
  • Spencer Butte: 4.4 mi
  • Pataniks Pushtye: 4.7 mi
  • Spencer Peak: 5.2 mi
Parks: 10
  • Cedar Flats Natural Area: 9.3 mi
  • Eagle Cliff Park Recreation Area: 11.0 mi
  • Guler Mount Adams County Park: 19.8 mi
  • Beaver Bay: 21.7 mi
  • Cougar Park: 22.7 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Berry Fields Interpretive Site: 7.3 mi
  • Basket Tree Interpretive Site: 8.5 mi
  • Lava Canyon Interpretive Site: 11.3 mi
  • Moss Spring Observation Site: 11.5 mi
  • Lahar Viewpoint Interpretive Site: 11.7 mi
Springs: 6
  • Cold Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Rock Spring: 14.5 mi
  • Bear Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Kalama Spring: 19.5 mi
  • Island Spring: 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Lower Falls Day Use Area: 2.0 mi
  • Smith Creek Interpretive Site: 13.8 mi
  • Ice Cave Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
  • Iron Creek Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
  • Coldwater Lake Picnic And Boating Site: 21.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
Nature reserves: 1
  • Trout Lake Big Tree Interpretive Site: 17.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges: 17.5 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Mount St. Helens Eruption Memorial: 18.6 mi
Museums: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Elk Rock Viewpoint: 24.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Upper Lewis River Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The HumpE2,014 m14.0 mi
The BumperE1,978 m14.0 mi
Burnt RockE1,829 m13.5 mi
Lemei RockSSE1,806 m11.7 mi
Sunrise PeakNNE1,796 m11.7 mi
McCoy PeakN1,785 m10.8 mi
Jumbo PeakNNE1,768 m10.1 mi
Craggy PeakN1,745 m6.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4119:20
June solstice05:1720:1721:03
September equinox06:5518:2719:07
December solstice07:4815:3416:25

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404245505761686863544539
Precip in17.712.013.29.75.23.80.91.44.310.517.818.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cougar 6 E, 19 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs1,2931,1771,1961,2871,2467793371921783441,0711,267

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Muddy River Below Clear Creek Near Cougar, WA, 10 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3205589920

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