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Upper Siouxon Falls

Upper Siouxon Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Upper Siouxon Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 517 m. Gifford Peak stands 1,636 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Middle Siouxon Falls, a waterfall 0.9 miles away. JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND passes 13 miles off.

What the record says

Height
4.88 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.94840, -122.09822

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Peaks
Parks: 60
  • Eagle Cliff Park Recreation Area: 9.0 mi
  • Wind River Natural Area: 10.2 mi
  • Beaver Bay: 11.4 mi
  • Cedar Flats Natural Area: 11.5 mi
  • Saddle Dam Recreation Area: 11.7 mi
Attractions: 16
  • Trail Of Two Forests Interpretive Site: 11.8 mi
  • Lahar Viewpoint Interpretive Site: 14.6 mi
  • Moss Spring Observation Site: 14.8 mi
  • Ape Canyon Trailhead: 15.0 mi
  • Lava Canyon Interpretive Site: 15.0 mi
Picnic sites: 13
Historic sites: 8
Springs: 7
  • Summit Spring: 11.4 mi
  • Kalama Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Cold Spring: 17.7 mi
  • Cold Spring: 21.5 mi
  • East Spring: 22.1 mi
Artworks: 7
  • Running Free: 22.8 mi
  • Elvis & Marilyn Monroe: 24.9 mi
  • Fountain of Youth: 24.9 mi
  • Mother & Child: 24.9 mi
  • A Mother's Joy: 24.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
Museums: 5
Nature reserves: 4
Natural arches: 2
  • Ed's Trail Arch: 15.0 mi
  • Natural Bridges: 21.0 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Community Garden: 21.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Home Valley Beach: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Upper Siouxon Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gifford PeakE 81°1,636.2 m14.3 mi
East CraterENE 77°1,614.5 m15.4 mi
Berry MountainE 86°1,529 m13.8 mi
Red MountainE 94°1,513 m13.4 mi
Lone ButteENE 59°1,453 m14.4 mi
Soda PeaksSSE 156°1,351 m4.9 mi
Twin RocksS 181°1,340 m5.2 mi
Silver Star MountainSSW 206°1,337 m15.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4219:21
June solstice05:1920:1721:03
September equinox06:5618:2819:08
December solstice07:4815:3616:27

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333640465459656559494033
Precip in14.511.39.86.13.32.20.50.82.88.113.815.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carson Fish Hatchery, 8 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs1,6381,4201,4321,7432,0921,5426753823356281,4881,769

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Lewis River Above Muddy River 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/5330294722

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