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Upper Chinook Creek Falls
   Pierce County, Washington

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Gaze across the valley at a pretty and a powerful waterfall descending over the lip of a hanging valley. These falls would deserve a higher rating if closer views were possible. And, as it happens, closer views may be possible by hiking upstream from Chinook Creek Falls for probably no more than .75 mile, then scrambling down to the base of the falls. During the summer, the falls become less impressive.

HISTORY AND NAMING INFORMATION

  • Upper Chinook Creek Falls is the name of this waterfall.

LOCATION AND DIRECTIONS

moderate access

In Mt. Rainier National Park, drive south from Cayuse Pass along SR 123 for about 2.5 miles to a large turnout just before the road enters a tunnel. The falls are visible across the valley from here.

Latitude

46.85345 N

Longitude

-121.53234 W

Elevation

3758 feet

USGS Quadrangle

Chinook Pass 7 1/2"

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OTHER NEARBY WATERFALLS

Name

Distance

Unnamed Waterfall

0.079 miles

Unnamed Waterfall

0.189 miles

Lower Dewey Creek Falls

1.117 miles

Chinook Creek Falls

1.408 miles

Chinook Pass Falls

1.738 miles

Unnamed Waterfall

1.82 miles

Boundary Creek Falls

1.894 miles

Dewey Creek Falls

1.908 miles

Deer Creek Falls

2.129 miles

Sydney Falls

2.488 miles

 

 

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Magnitude

35.63

IWC

1.16  (Class 2)

RATING

47.66 %

 

Photo of Upper Chinook Creek Falls

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PHYSICAL MAKEUP

Height

150 feet

Tallest Drop

 

Num. Drops

3

AVG. Width

10 feet

Pitch

81 degrees

Run

50 feet

Primary Form

Tiered Horsetails

 

Watershed

Cowlitz River

Stream

Chinook Creek

AVG. Volume

35.0 cfs

Source

Lake

Seasonality

8 months

Best Flows

May to August

 
 

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UPDATE HISTORY

Jul 29, 2011

Added a picture(s) of this waterfall

 
 
 
 
 

 

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