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Washington Cascades

Washington Cascades, a waterfall in Washington
Washington Cascades, a waterfall in WashingtonYuan Zhuang · CC0
Washington Cascades, a waterfall in Washington
Steven Pavlov · CC BY-SA 4.0
Washington Cascades, a waterfall in Washington
Steven Pavlov · CC BY-SA 4.0

Washington Cascades is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 1,453 m. Mount Rainier stands 4,392 m to the north, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Ruby Falls, a waterfall less than a tenth of a mile away. JCT SR 12 OHANAPECOSH JCT VIC WHITE PASS TO JCT SR 410 VIC CHINOOK PASS passes 8.7 miles off.

About

The story

The Paradise River in Washington state, United States, is known for having a total of eight major waterfalls.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q123142456, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.77844, -121.73997

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Peaks
Cliffs: 25
Picnic sites: 10
  • Paradise Picnic Area: 0.3 mi
  • Sunrise Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
  • Valley View Day Use Area: 18.3 mi
  • White Pass Day Use: 19.3 mi
  • High Point Day Use Area: 20.0 mi
Springs: 6
Museums: 5
Parks: 5
  • Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 11.9 mi
  • Jack Morris Park: 20.9 mi
  • Mineral Lake Access Area: 21.3 mi
  • Rocky Point Beach: 22.7 mi
  • Cowlitz Falls Campground: 23.2 mi
Historic sites: 4
Attractions: 4
  • The Trident: 8.7 mi
  • Big Cedar: 8.9 mi
  • Coffee Cup: 9.2 mi
  • Mount Rainier Railroad: 21.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
Artworks: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 8.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Washington Cascades. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RainierN 351°4,392 m5.2 mi
Columbia CrestN 349°4,392 m5.2 mi
Point SuccessNNW 345°4,302 m4.8 mi
Liberty CapNNW 344°4,297 m6.1 mi
Gibraltar RockN 357°3,863 m4.7 mi
Tahoma CleaverNNW 334°3,533 m4.9 mi
Saint Andrews RockNNW 336°3,520 m5.7 mi
Little TahomaNNE 15°3,395 m5.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4019:20
June solstice05:1420:1821:05
September equinox06:5518:2619:06
December solstice07:5015:3016:22

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, under a mile away.

In the park

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).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/1692749689

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