Upper Snow Creek Falls
Upper Snow Creek Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 1,806 m. Mount Stuart stands 2,871 m to the west, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Viviane Falls, a waterfall 0.3 miles away. JCT SR 10 VIC ELLENSBURG TO JCT SR 2 VIC PESHASTIN passes 5.4 miles off.
The story
tributary to Icicle Creek in Chelan County, Washington state, United States of America
Wikidata Q124357626, matched on coordinates and name (581 m apart).
What the record says
- Height
- 45 m
- Width
- 4 m
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the JCT SR 10 VIC ELLENSBURG TO JCT SR 2 VIC PESHASTIN
- 5.4 mi off the JCT SR 970 VIC VIRDEN TO JCT SR 2 VIC PESHASTIN
- 8.0 mi off the JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN
- 8.0 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Peshastin Lookout · 9 mi
- Echo Point · 11 mi
- Windy Point Viewpoint · 24 mi
- Twin Tunnels landmark · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- High Priest: 0.7 mi
- Prusik Peak: 0.7 mi
- The Temple: 0.8 mi
- McClellan Peak: 0.9 mi
- Lighthouse Tower: 1.0 mi
- Lions Club Park: 9.4 mi
- Front Street Park: 9.6 mi
- John Simpson Memorial Park: 14.1 mi
- Natatoruim Park: 14.3 mi
- Railroad Park: 14.5 mi
- Icicles: 6.5 mi
- Watershed Bell: 6.5 mi
- Shaman Salmon: 6.6 mi
- Fountain of Dreams: 6.6 mi
- Granite Salmon: 6.6 mi
- Etienne Creek Mining Area: 5.0 mi
- Blewett Stamp Mill: 6.5 mi
- Der Ritter: 9.2 mi
- Casland: 16.4 mi
- old bus: 17.3 mi
- Hatchery Park Ampitheater: 7.1 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Blind: 7.3 mi
- Alpine Ascent Climbing Wall: 8.8 mi
- Rocky Pond Estate Winery Leavenworth Tasting Room: 8.9 mi
- Kestrel Vintners: 9.3 mi
- Culver Springs: 6.0 mi
- Deer Park Spring: 7.4 mi
- Cougar Spring: 14.9 mi
- Mission Spring: 16.6 mi
- Lion Rock Springs: 18.2 mi
- Lizard Wall: 1.9 mi
- Spineless Prow: 3.6 mi
- Snow Creek Wall: 4.3 mi
- Icicle Buttress: 4.9 mi
- Stones Throw: 5.0 mi
- Shore Street River Access: 8.0 mi
- Dog Beach: 8.0 mi
- Deer Beach: 9.0 mi
- Rafters Beach: 9.0 mi
- Enchantment Beach: 9.2 mi
- Greater Leavenworth Museum: 9.5 mi
- Nutcracker Museum & Store: 9.5 mi
- Cashmere Museum and Pioneer Village: 15.1 mi
- Roslyn Historical Museum: 20.5 mi
- Carpenter Museum: 21.0 mi
- Royal Bavarian Kanzlers Rose Garden: 9.5 mi
- E. Lorene Young Community Garden: 9.8 mi
- Ohme Gardens: 20.9 mi
- Okanogan Avenue Community Garden: 21.9 mi
- Xeriscape Demonstration Garden: 22.0 mi
- Mountain Home Ridge (CDLT): 7.3 mi
- Peshastin Pinnacles State Park: 12.5 mi
- Liberty Recreation Site: 16.9 mi
- Suncadia Conservancy: 21.8 mi
- Porter's Pond Nature Area: 22.1 mi
- Viviane Falls: 0.3 mi
- Drury Falls: 10.9 mi
- Pea Soup Falls: 20.4 mi
- Whinnimic Falls: 23.7 mi
- Swiftwater Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
- Day Use Area: 16.9 mi
- Turkey Gulch Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
- Tunnel 47 Picnic Area: 25.0 mi
- Nason Creek Rest Area: 19.9 mi
- Indian John Hill Rest Area, I-90 Westbound: 22.2 mi
- Indian John Hill Rest Area, I-90 Eastbound: 22.3 mi
- Iron Goat Rest Area: 24.2 mi
- Blewett: 6.6 mi
- Scenic: 24.0 mi
- Wellington: 24.6 mi
- Scenic Hot Springs: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Upper Snow Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Stuart | W 267° | 2,871 m | 6.0 mi |
| Dragontail Peak | W 270° | 2,695 m | 2.8 mi |
| Pandora's Box | W 265° | 2,658 m | 2.9 mi |
| Colchuck Peak | W 269° | 2,653 m | 3.4 mi |
| Cannon Mountain | NW 320° | 2,637 m | 2.1 mi |
| Enchantment Peak | WNW 297° | 2,597 m | 1.5 mi |
| Witches Tower | W 266° | 2,597 m | 2.4 mi |
| Cashmere Mountain | NNW 328° | 2,595 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:35 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 20:17 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:22 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 32 | 39 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 69 | 69 | 60 | 48 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Leavenworth 3 S, 7 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jul — fullest in Jun, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 310 | 316 | 323 | 683 | 1,698 | 1,779 | 801 | 248 | 154 | 237 | 429 | 351 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Icicle Creek Above Snow Creek Near Leavenworth, WA, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/2118163623
Day trips start here
- Leavenworth · 10 mi
- Cashmere · 14 mi
- Wenatchee · 21 mi
- East Wenatchee · 23 mi
- Stevens Pass · 24 mi
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