- 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 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Cap | SSW 197° | 4,297 m | 8.0 mi |
| Steamboat Prow | S 183° | 2,940 m | 7.0 mi |
| K Spire | S 172° | 2,708 m | 8.0 mi |
| Mount Ruth | S 177° | 2,635 m | 6.7 mi |
| Observation Rock | SW 218° | 2,508 m | 6.3 mi |
| Echo Rock | SW 218° | 2,394 m | 5.9 mi |
| 3rd Burroughs Mountain | S 174° | 2,386 m | 5.0 mi |
| Needle Rock | SW 214° | 2,267 m | 7.5 mi |
- 8.7 mi off the JCT MUD MTN RD VIC ENUMCLAW TO JCT SR 12 VIC NACHES
- 8.7 mi off the JCT SCATTER CREEK CROSSING TO JCT SR 12 VIC NACHES
- 8.7 mi off the Chinook Scenic BywayNational
- 9.6 mi off the JCT MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK TO JCT SR 162 VIC SOUTH PRAIRIE
Overlooks nearby
- Skookum Falls Viewpoint · 9 mi
- North Snoquera Point · 9 mi
- South Snoquera Point · 9 mi
- Mount Rainier Viewpoint · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Van Horn Falls: 0.0 mi
- Cress Falls: 2.7 mi
- Cress Falls: 2.7 mi
- Cress Falls: 2.7 mi
- Affi Falls: 2.9 mi
- Pigeon Peak: 0.9 mi
- Redstone Peak: 1.1 mi
- Sluiskin Mountain, East: 2.0 mi
- Sluiskin Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Tyee Peak: 2.2 mi
- Mud Mountain Dam Recreation Area: 15.0 mi
- Pyramid Creek SnoPark: 15.9 mi
- 8th Avenue Park: 17.1 mi
- Coke Oven Handcar Park: 17.3 mi
- H. R. E. Nelson Park: 17.8 mi
- Yellowstone Cliffs: 2.2 mi
- Northern Crags: 3.3 mi
- Echo Cliffs: 4.0 mi
- The Palisades: 5.8 mi
- Ptarmigan Ridge: 6.7 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather Memorial: 12.0 mi
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 12.4 mi
- Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument: 14.4 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 16.0 mi
- Old Mineshaft: 16.3 mi
- The Wilkeson Way to Carbon Glacier: 17.7 mi
- Bacon and Eggs: 17.9 mi
- The Great Outdoors: 19.9 mi
- Elk on the Trail: 19.9 mi
- Foal: 20.2 mi
- Sunrise Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
- Corral Pass Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- Group Picnic Site 13: 12.5 mi
- Upper Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- Coffee Cup: 4.4 mi
- The Trident: 4.9 mi
- Big Cedar: 16.7 mi
- Caboose: 17.6 mi
- Skookum Slope Mine & Queen Mine Cars: 17.6 mi
- Fairfax: 14.0 mi
- Melmont: 15.1 mi
- Hot Springs: 18.0 mi
- Nagrom: 18.3 mi
- Lester: 19.5 mi
- Iron Mike Springs: 15.8 mi
- Bum Springs: 20.4 mi
- Log Spring: 20.5 mi
- Soda Springs: 21.8 mi
- Longmire Museum: 16.0 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 16.0 mi
- Foothills Historical Society: 19.4 mi
- Enumclaw Plateau Historical Society Museum: 20.4 mi
- Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 12.5 mi
- Goodwill Garden: 20.1 mi
- Discovery Park Gardens: 24.5 mi
- Middle Boise Creek Natural Area: 19.3 mi
- Stonequarry Creek Natural Area: 21.6 mi
- Fell Hill Park: 21.6 mi
- Waterfront: 16.6 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 18.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:40 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 20:19 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:29 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 41 | 45 | 53 | 54 | 49 | 40 | 32 | 27 |
| Precip in | 17.2 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 8.3 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 4.4 | 11.3 | 18.2 | 18.9 |
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 109 | 113 | 107 | 116 | 188 | 185 | 93.6 | 49.0 | 40.2 | 51.9 | 84.9 | 109 |
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.
OpenStreetMapDay trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 7 mi
- Eatonville · 27 mi
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