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Upper Sheep Canyon Falls

Upper Sheep Canyon Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Upper Sheep Canyon Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 1,059 m. Mount Saint Helens stands 2,549 m to the east, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Sheep Canyon Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. White Pass Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.

What the record says

Height
30 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.20032, -122.26046

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Peaks
Parks: 20
  • Kalama Horse Camp: 5.1 mi
  • Beaver Bay: 9.7 mi
  • Cougar Park: 10.2 mi
  • Yale Park: 12.3 mi
  • Cedar Flats Natural Area: 13.4 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Windy Ridge Interpretive Site: 6.8 mi
  • Coldwater Ridge Visitor Center Interpretive Site: 7.1 mi
  • Trail Of Two Forests Interpretive Site: 7.3 mi
  • Lahar Viewpoint Interpretive Site: 8.4 mi
  • Moss Spring Observation Site: 8.4 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Mount St. Helens Eruption Memorial: 5.7 mi
  • Kosmos Bridge: 20.5 mi
  • Flagpole: 24.1 mi
  • Gravel Pit: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Coldwater Lake Picnic And Boating Site: 6.3 mi
  • Smith Creek Interpretive Site: 7.7 mi
  • Lower Falls Day Use Area: 18.4 mi
  • Iron Creek Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
Museums: 3
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 2
  • Kalama Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Soda Spring: 12.3 mi
Rest areas: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Upper Sheep Canyon Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Saint HelensE2,549 m3.2 mi
Dogs Head PeakE2,481 m4.0 mi
Lava DomeE2,180 m3.4 mi
Mount WhittierNE1,793 m10.6 mi
Mount TeragramNE1,786 m10.0 mi
Mount MargaretNE1,786 m9.8 mi
Strawberry MountainNE1,749 m16.6 mi
Coldwater PeakNNE1,743 m7.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4219:22
June solstice05:1820:1821:05
September equinox06:5718:2919:08
December solstice07:5015:3616:26

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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6259154860

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