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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. Historic Columbia River passes 24 miles off.

What the record says

Height
4.88 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.94840, -122.09822

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
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
Peaks
  • Timbered Peak: 2.6 mi
  • Calamity Peak: 2.6 mi
  • Sister Rocks: 2.7 mi
  • Bare Mountain: 2.9 mi
  • Siouxon Peak: 3.4 mi
Attractions: 13
  • Trail Of Two Forests Interpretive Site: 11.8 mi
  • Lahar Viewpoint Interpretive Site: 14.6 mi
  • Moss Spring Observation Site: 14.8 mi
  • Lava Canyon Interpretive Site: 15.0 mi
  • Berry Fields Interpretive Site: 18.6 mi
Picnic sites: 12
Historic sites: 8
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
Springs: 6
  • Summit Spring: 11.4 mi
  • Kalama Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Cold Spring: 17.7 mi
  • East Spring: 22.1 mi
  • Teakettle Spring: 23.6 mi
Museums: 5
Cliffs: 4
Nature reserves: 4
Natural arches: 2
  • Ed's Trail Arch: 15.0 mi
  • Natural Bridges: 21.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Home Valley Beach: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Upper Siouxon Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gifford PeakE1,636 m14.3 mi
East CraterENE1,615 m15.4 mi
Berry MountainE1,529 m13.8 mi
Red MountainE1,513 m13.4 mi
Lone ButteENE1,453 m14.4 mi
Soda PeaksSSE1,351 m4.9 mi
Silver Star MountainSSW1,337 m15.4 mi
Timbered PeakENE1,335 m2.6 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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