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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. Historic Columbia River passes 25 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Height
68 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.96545, -122.13087

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
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
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
Attractions: 14
  • Trail Of Two Forests Interpretive Site: 10.1 mi
  • Lahar Viewpoint Interpretive Site: 13.5 mi
  • Moss Spring Observation Site: 13.8 mi
  • Lava Canyon Interpretive Site: 14.0 mi
  • Berry Fields Interpretive Site: 19.4 mi
Picnic sites: 12
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
Museums: 5
Cliffs: 4
Springs: 4
  • Summit Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Kalama Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Cold Spring: 19.6 mi
  • East Spring: 23.9 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Natural arches: 2
  • Ed's Trail Arch: 15.5 mi
  • Natural Bridges: 22.6 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 16.0 miles of Wildcat Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Saint HelensN2,549 m15.9 mi
Gifford PeakE1,636 m15.7 mi
Berry MountainE1,529 m15.3 mi
Red MountainE1,513 m15.0 mi
Lone ButteENE1,453 m15.3 mi
Goat MountainNNW1,444 m15.9 mi
Butte Camp DomeNNW1,410 m15.2 mi
Soda PeaksSSE1,351 m6.7 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

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