Washburn Falls
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
84 named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Jennings Falls: 1.7 mi
- LaSalle Falls: 3.8 mi
- Fumee Creek Falls: 18.6 mi
- Upper Fumee Creek Falls: 18.6 mi
- Eighteen Foot Falls: 19.2 mi
- Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame: 13.4 mi
- Cornish Pump Museum: 14.2 mi
- House of Yesteryear Museum: 16.9 mi
- Harbour House Museum: 19.8 mi
- Jake Menghini Museum: 21.2 mi
- Pine Mountain: 13.7 mi
- Millie Hill: 15.4 mi
- Trader Hill: 16.6 mi
- Sheridan Hill: 22.2 mi
- Iron Hill: 22.5 mi
- Northland Beagle Club: 16.7 mi
- Wisconsin Slough State Natural Area: 17.1 mi
- Peshtigo Preserve: 19.1 mi
- Bewabic State Park: 19.4 mi
- North Dickinson School Forest: 23.7 mi
- Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star: 11.9 mi
- Gravity Hub: 15.4 mi
- Iron Mountain Iron Mine: 24.2 mi
- Hoover Park Memorial: 22.8 mi
- Steele Monument: 23.8 mi
- Blueberry Point: 16.8 mi
- Lake Antoine Beach: 16.8 mi
- Bagdad: 19.6 mi
- Norway Spring: 21.1 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheridan Hill | NW 312° | 560 m | 22.2 mi |
| Millie Hill | E 88° | 475 m | 15.4 mi |
| Pine Mountain | E 84° | 462 m | 13.7 mi |
| Trader Hill | E 80° | 445 m | 16.6 mi |
| Briar Hill | E 94° | 403 m | 24.1 mi |
| Iron Hill | E 90° | 358 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:27 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 20:02 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:14 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 15:22 | 16:12 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 13 | 15 | 25 | 38 | 52 | 62 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 31 | 19 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 48.0 | 45.9 | 88.5 | 299 | 214 | 143 | 79.7 | 61.3 | 93.3 | 108 | 103 | 66.2 |
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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/2874146994
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