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Madcap Falls

Washington

About

Madcap Falls is a waterfall in Lewis County, Washington, set at about 3,807 feet inside Mount Rainier National Park and the Mount Rainier Wilderness. The National Park Service manages the land, and the nearest town is Packwood, about 12 miles away. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Longmire show July and August highs around 75 to 76°F with only seven or eight wet days a month, while winter brings highs in the upper 30s and frequent snow. Narada Falls is less than a mile away, and Cougar Rock Campground and Pinnacle Peak are each about 1.5 miles off. The Tatoosh Range climbing area is about 1.4 miles away.

Waterfall Facts

Elevation

3,807 ft

Land manager

National Park Service

Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).

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Location

Madcap Falls

Washington

Name and location: U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. View the GNIS record.

Facts about this place

When to go

Best time to go: May–Sep. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 60–76°F and lows of 37–46°F.

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Longmire Rainier Nps, WA weather station, 2.6 mi away. High / low in °F, and days with snow.

  1. Jan37° high26° low9 days with snow
  2. Feb40° high26° low8 days with snow
  3. Mar45° high28° low8 days with snow
  4. Apr51° high31° low4 days with snow
  5. May60° high37° low1 days with snow
  6. Jun66° high41° low
  7. Jul75° high46° low
  8. Aug76° high46° low
  9. Sep69° high42° low
  10. Oct55° high35° low1 days with snow
  11. Nov42° high29° low5 days with snow
  12. Dec36° high25° low10 days with snow

The station sits about 1,000 ft lower than this spot, so expect it to run cooler up here.

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Nearest town
Packwood, Washington · 12 mi
Managed by
National Park Service

Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; NPS Land Resources boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1; USGS GNIS populated places

Conditions

Active alerts for Mount Rainier National Park as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: NPS Alerts API

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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