Anderson Falls
Anderson Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 501 m. Lincoln Peak stands 2,695 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Bigfoot Hill Northeast Peak, a peak 1.5 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 19 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 51 m
How to reach it
- 19.1 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 25.9 mi off the ANACORTES TO SIDNEY, BC
Overlooks nearby
- Madrone Crest Viewpoint · 11 mi
- Inspiration Point · 12 mi
- Burnout knob · 13 mi
- Chuckanut Drive Heritage Marker · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Nugent's Corner River Access: 3.2 mi
- Josh VanderYacht Park: 4.6 mi
- Sofield Park: 5.3 mi
- Deming Homestead Eagle Park: 5.3 mi
- Northridge Park: 6.2 mi
- Nooksack Totem Pole: 3.8 mi
- The Creation of Life Story Pole: 5.4 mi
- Constructing a New World: 7.1 mi
- Double vision: 7.5 mi
- Evolution: 7.5 mi
- Bigfoot Hill Northeast Peak: 1.5 mi
- Slash: 1.5 mi
- Bigfoot Hill: 1.6 mi
- Stewart Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Squalicum Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Olsen Creek State Forest: 3.0 mi
- Toad Lake: 4.8 mi
- Stimpson Family Nature Reserve: 5.9 mi
- Peters Street Trail: 6.1 mi
- Neighborhood Connector: 6.2 mi
- Historic Galbraith Barn Ruins: 7.5 mi
- Whatcom County Veterans Memorial: 8.1 mi
- Softball Hall of Fame: 8.2 mi
- Bernard Swinehart Safe: 8.5 mi
- American Legion Tribute Memorial to Saxon cemetery veterans: 8.9 mi
- Lightcatcher: 9.0 mi
- Spark Museum of Electrical Invention: 9.1 mi
- Old City Hall: 9.1 mi
- Whatcom Museum at Old City Hall: 9.2 mi
- Old Fire Station No. 1: 9.2 mi
- Stoney Ridge Farm: 8.6 mi
- Samson Estates Winery: 9.0 mi
- I-5 Sloth "Slothy": 10.1 mi
- Dan Cramer's Western Town: 10.6 mi
- Farmville: 14.8 mi
- Hard Scrabble Falls: 3.7 mi
- Whirlpool Falls: 7.0 mi
- Silver Creek Falls: 8.3 mi
- Racehorse Falls: 9.5 mi
- Chuckanut Falls: 10.6 mi
- Public Access Beach: 5.8 mi
- Cornwall Beach: 9.8 mi
- Squalicum Beach: 10.5 mi
- dogfish beach: 14.1 mi
- Dogfish beach south: 14.1 mi
- York Community Farm: 8.6 mi
- Cornwall Rose Garden: 8.7 mi
- WeGrow Garden: 8.7 mi
- Biology garden plot: 9.8 mi
- Fragrance Garden: 13.6 mi
- The Palisades: 18.2 mi
- Devils Slide: 18.7 mi
- Lee Promontory: 20.1 mi
- Roman Wall: 21.3 mi
- Park Cliffs: 23.3 mi
- Bow Hill Southbound Rest Area: 14.8 mi
- Bow Hill Northbound Rest Area: 15.0 mi
- Custer Northbound Rest Area: 17.0 mi
- Custer Southbound Rest Area: 18.5 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
- Mount Baker Vista: 17.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Anderson Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Peak | E 95° | 2,695 m | 19.8 mi |
| Seward Peak | E 97° | 2,385 m | 19.8 mi |
| South Twin | ESE 114° | 2,123 m | 15.2 mi |
| North Twin | ESE 112° | 2,024 m | 14.4 mi |
| Skookum Peak | ESE 115° | 2,018 m | 15.5 mi |
| Little Sister | ESE 116° | 2,012 m | 16.0 mi |
| Jaw's Tooth | ESE 115° | 1,981 m | 15.5 mi |
| Kloke Peak | ESE 117° | 1,975 m | 15.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:40 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 20:27 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:27 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 15:20 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 42 | 45 | 50 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 64 | 59 | 51 | 45 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bellingham Intl AP, 11 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–Jan, May–Jun — fullest in Nov, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 4,742 | 3,324 | 3,357 | 3,390 | 4,685 | 4,393 | 2,925 | 1,726 | 1,623 | 2,780 | 5,315 | 4,347 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Nooksack River AT North Cedarville, WA, 3 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4380264252
Day trips start here
- Bellingham · 9 mi
- Northwest Washington · 12 mi
- Lynden · 13 mi
- Ferndale · 14 mi
- Sumas · 14 mi
- Edison · 17 mi
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