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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. JCT SR 5 VIC CASTLE ROCK TO JOHNSON RIDGE passes 18 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Height
17.7 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.17549, -121.85227

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
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
Attractions: 12
  • Berry Fields Interpretive Site: 7.3 mi
  • Basket Tree Interpretive Site: 8.5 mi
  • Elk Pass / Boundary Trailhead: 9.6 mi
  • Lava Canyon Interpretive Site: 11.3 mi
  • Ape Canyon Trailhead: 11.5 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
Springs: 7
  • 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
On the horizon

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 HumpE 84°2,014.12 m14.0 mi
The BumperE 86°1,978.15 m14.0 mi
Burnt RockE 80°1,829 m13.5 mi
Lemei RockSSE 158°1,805.9 m11.7 mi
Sunrise PeakNNE 22°1,795.9 m11.7 mi
McCoy PeakN 7°1,784.9 m10.8 mi
Jumbo PeakNNE 23°1,768.1 m10.1 mi
Craggy PeakN 358°1,745 m6.0 mi
Conditions

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.

Streamflow

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3205589920

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