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. Stevens Pass Greenway passes 8.0 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
- 8.0 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- 8.0 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 21.3 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, 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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