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Washburn Falls

Washburn Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Washburn Falls is a waterfall in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 388 m. Sheridan Hill stands 560 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Jennings Falls, a waterfall 1.7 miles away. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

What the record says

Height
2 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.81188, -88.36471

84 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 50
  • Keyes Peak Recreation Area: 6.6 mi
  • American Legion Park: 6.6 mi
  • Goodman Park: 7.5 mi
  • Florence County Fairgrounds: 9.0 mi
  • Spread Eagle Barrens State Natural Area: 10.7 mi
Waterfalls: 7
Museums: 6
Peaks: 6
Nature reserves: 6
Attractions: 3
Historic sites: 2
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Antoine Beach: 16.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Washburn Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sheridan HillNW 312°560 m22.2 mi
Millie HillE 88°475 m15.4 mi
Pine MountainE 84°462 m13.7 mi
Trader HillE 80°445 m16.6 mi
Briar HillE 94°403 m24.1 mi
Iron HillE 90°358 m22.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2719:06
June solstice05:0420:0220:48
September equinox06:4118:1418:53
December solstice07:3215:2216:12

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131525385262666456443119
Precip in1.01.01.42.63.34.13.73.13.53.41.81.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Florence, 10 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jun — fullest in Apr, leanest in Feb.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs48.045.988.529921414379.761.393.310810366.2

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Popple River Near Fence, WI, 6 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/2874146994

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