Named places of Oregon and Washington, from the federal register

Carter Falls

Carter Falls is a waterfall in Lewis County, Washington, recorded in the federal Geographic Names Information System as feature 1517432. It sits at 1123.4 metres above sea level.

Federal profile, 2026

Everything below is the federal record for this place, with each value's source named.

NameCarter Falls
GNIS feature ID1517432
Kind of placeFalls
StateWashington
CountyLewis
Latitude46.76483
Longitude-121.76871
USGS topographic mapMount Rainier West
First recorded09/10/1979
Elevationcalculated1123.4 mUSGS EPQS point lookup at the primary coordinate
Elevation (feet)calculated3686 ftelevation_m * 3.28084

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Questions

Where is Carter Falls?

In Lewis County, Washington, at 46.76483, -121.76871. The USGS records it on the Mount Rainier West topographic map.

How high is Carter Falls?

1123.4 metres (3686 feet), read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate.

What kind of place is Carter Falls?

The U.S. Geological Survey classifies it as a waterfall in the Geographic Names Information System.

Where does this information come from?

The Geographic Names Information System, published by the U.S. Geological Survey, with elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Both are works of the United States government and are not subject to copyright in the United States.

Method and sources

The name, class, county and coordinates come from the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System, the federal register of place names. Elevation is read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate. Values shown as calculated are arithmetic over those fields and are not separate measurements. Nothing on this page describes what the place is like to visit: no one writing it has been there, and the federal record does not say.

  • USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Domestic Names, 2026
  • USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service