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Upper Van Horn Falls

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Elevation, modelled
1,093 m
Tallest summit within 8.1 miles
Liberty Cap4,297 m · 8.0 mi
Nearest byway
JCT MUD MTN RD VIC ENUMCLAW TO JCT SR 12 VIC NACHES8.7 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:06local time
Coordinates
46.9737, -121.7239
Upper Van Horn Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Upper Van Horn Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled 1,093 m. Liberty Cap stands 4,297 m to the south-southwest, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Van Horn Falls, a waterfall less than a tenth of a mile away. JCT MUD MTN RD VIC ENUMCLAW TO JCT SR 12 VIC NACHES passes 8.7 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Upper Van Horn Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Liberty CapSSW 197°4,297 m8.0 mi
Steamboat ProwS 183°2,940 m7.0 mi
K SpireS 172°2,708 m8.0 mi
Mount RuthS 177°2,635 m6.7 mi
Observation RockSW 218°2,508 m6.3 mi
Echo RockSW 218°2,394 m5.9 mi
3rd Burroughs MountainS 174°2,386 m5.0 mi
Needle RockSW 214°2,267 m7.5 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Cliffs: 25
Attractions: 8
Ghost towns: 8
Springs: 4
Beaches: 1
Hot springs: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4019:20
June solstice05:1320:1921:06
September equinox06:5418:2619:06
December solstice07:5115:2916:21

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F292830334145535449403227
Precip in17.212.913.28.35.13.81.41.64.411.318.218.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rainier Paradise RS, 13 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs10911310711618818593.649.040.251.984.9109

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Huckleberry Creek Near Greenwater, WA, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Inside the official boundary of Mount Rainier National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Feb and Dec; busiest: Jul.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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