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Upper Lilliwaup Falls

Upper Lilliwaup Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Upper Lilliwaup Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 90 m. Mount Anderson stands 2,228 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Lilliwaup Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away. JCT SR 109 VIC QUEETS TO JCT SR 5 VIC OLYMPIA passes 0.7 miles off.

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waterfall in Mason County, Washington state, United States of America

Wikidata Q104523581, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

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Coordinates47.47152, -123.12055

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Old Camp Melbourn: 2.0 mi
  • Aldrich Lake: 3.2 mi
  • Caddy Lake: 4.4 mi
  • Division 1 Park: 4.6 mi
  • Ingvald J Gronvold Park: 4.8 mi
Peaks
Artworks: 14
Museums: 12
Waterfalls: 10
Historic sites: 10
  • Camp 3: 10.8 mi
  • Camp Govey: 12.9 mi
  • Nine Inch Spike: 13.0 mi
  • Simpson Lookout: 15.3 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial Hall: 17.8 mi
Beaches: 8
  • Skokomish Park Lake Cushman - Day Use Area: 4.7 mi
  • Lilly's Pad: 7.8 mi
  • Palmer Lake "Shady side": 22.1 mi
  • Swim Beach: 22.2 mi
  • Palmer Lake "Sunny side": 22.3 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • Potlach State Park Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
  • Bear Gulch Day Use Area: 9.3 mi
  • Staircase Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
  • The Meadow: 21.0 mi
  • Jackson Park Picnic area: 21.9 mi
Gardens: 4
Attractions: 3
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Upper Lilliwaup Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AndersonNNW 330°2,228 m19.9 mi
The BrothersN 356°2,085.4 m12.6 mi
Mount StoneNW 324°2,015.3 m11.5 mi
Mount Elk LickNNW 337°1,974 m16.3 mi
Mount SkokomishNW 316°1,961 m11.6 mi
Mount LaCrosseNNW 329°1,956 m17.1 mi
White MountainNW 326°1,939 m17.2 mi
Mount WashingtonNW 305°1,906.5 m7.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4519:25
June solstice05:1620:2621:14
September equinox07:0018:3219:12
December solstice07:5815:3216:25

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414245495660656560514440
Precip in15.59.29.96.13.01.90.91.43.09.115.716.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cushman Powerhouse #2, 7 mi away.

Streamflow

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs316283226214226212142122171225312334

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge NF Skokomish R NR Lwr Cushman Dam NR Potlatch, 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/437721272

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