Skip to content
Byway
Waterfall · Washington

Wildcat Falls

Wildcat Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Wildcat Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 480 m. Mount Saint Helens stands 2,549 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Wildcat Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND passes 11 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Height
68 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates45.96545, -122.13087

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Peaks
  • Huffman Peak: 1.8 mi
  • Siouxon Peak: 1.9 mi
  • West Point: 3.3 mi
  • Calamity Peak: 3.4 mi
  • Timbered Peak: 3.8 mi
Parks
  • Eagle Cliff Park Recreation Area: 8.8 mi
  • Beaver Bay: 9.5 mi
  • Yale Park: 9.9 mi
  • Cougar Park: 9.9 mi
  • Saddle Dam Recreation Area: 10.0 mi
Attractions: 17
  • Trail Of Two Forests Interpretive Site: 10.1 mi
  • Lahar Viewpoint Interpretive Site: 13.5 mi
  • Moss Spring Observation Site: 13.8 mi
  • Ape Canyon Trailhead: 13.9 mi
  • Lava Canyon Interpretive Site: 14.0 mi
Picnic sites: 13
Historic sites: 7
Artworks: 7
  • Elvis & Marilyn Monroe: 24.2 mi
  • Mother & Child: 24.2 mi
  • Fountain of Youth: 24.2 mi
  • A Mother's Joy: 24.2 mi
  • Pioneer: 24.2 mi
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 5
  • Summit Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Kalama Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Cold Spring: 19.6 mi
  • Cold Spring: 22.1 mi
  • East Spring: 23.9 mi
Museums: 5
Nature reserves: 4
Natural arches: 2
  • Ed's Trail Arch: 15.5 mi
  • Natural Bridges: 22.6 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Community Garden: 23.8 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Home Valley Beach: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Elk Rock Viewpoint: 24.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Wildcat Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Saint HelensN 349°2,549 m15.9 mi
Gifford PeakE 86°1,636.2 m15.7 mi
Berry MountainE 90°1,529 m15.3 mi
Red MountainE 98°1,513 m15.0 mi
Lone ButteENE 66°1,453 m15.3 mi
Butte Camp DomeNNW 341°1,410 m15.2 mi
Soda PeaksSSE 148°1,351 m6.7 mi
Twin RocksSSE 167°1,340 m6.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4219:21
June solstice05:1920:1721:04
September equinox06:5618:2819:08
December solstice07:4815:3616:27

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404245505761686863544539
Precip in17.712.013.29.75.23.80.91.44.310.517.818.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cougar 6 E, 8 mi away.

Streamflow

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–Apr — fullest in Jan, leanest in Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs84963870051534321869.335.357.8223658841

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Canyon Creek Near Amboy, WA, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5304301229

More waterfalls in Washington

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore waterfalls
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Wildcat Falls.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens