Big Creek Falls
Big Creek Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 527 m. Big Snow Mountain stands 2,036 m to the southeast, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Otter Falls, a waterfall 0.7 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 9.5 miles off.
The story
Tributary to the Taylor River in King County, Washington, United States.
Wikidata Q49856910, matched on coordinates and name (290 m apart).
What the record says
- Height
- 72 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 9.5 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 9.5 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- 11.0 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
Overlooks nearby
- Little Balcony · 13 mi
- Dirty Harry's Balcony · 13 mi
- Weeks Falls Viewpoint · 14 mi
- Olallie Knob · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Otter Falls: 0.7 mi
- Florence Falls: 3.4 mi
- Pumpkinseed Creek Falls: 4.4 mi
- Dingford Creek Falls: 4.7 mi
- Nine Hour Falls: 4.8 mi
- Morpheus Peak: 1.3 mi
- Mile High: 1.5 mi
- Treen Peak: 1.6 mi
- Cascade Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Dog Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Great Northern & Cascade Railway Park: 9.6 mi
- Skykomish City Ball Park: 10.1 mi
- Baring Community Park: 13.0 mi
- Hyak Sno-Parks: 13.7 mi
- Tanner Landing Park: 15.6 mi
- Tubing Park: 12.4 mi
- Amazonia: 14.4 mi
- Actual Cave: 14.4 mi
- Club Paradiso: 14.4 mi
- Semi Wall: 14.4 mi
- Nordrum Lookout: 4.6 mi
- Apex Mine Equipment Relics: 8.1 mi
- Apex Mine Lower Tram Terminal & Mill ruins: 8.4 mi
- Old Skykomish Hotel: 9.6 mi
- W. Mitch Hungate: 14.3 mi
- Spouse Wall: 4.0 mi
- East Quartz Camp: 5.4 mi
- West Quartz Camp: 5.4 mi
- Lower Pratt Climbing Area: 6.8 mi
- Alpental Cliffs: 10.2 mi
- South Fork Tolt Reservoir Watershed: 12.2 mi
- Deception Falls Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- Moss Lake Natural Area: 20.0 mi
- Cottonwood Natural Area: 20.0 mi
- Griffin Creek Natural Area: 21.0 mi
- Poet's Path: 17.6 mi
- 2003 Centennial Mural: 17.7 mi
- Snoqualmie Totem Pole: 17.7 mi
- Soaring Moon: 17.7 mi
- Dendritic Root Floor: 18.4 mi
- Skykomish Historical Society: 9.6 mi
- Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 9.6 mi
- Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum: 11.5 mi
- Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum: 16.8 mi
- Northwest Railway Museum, Train Hall: 17.5 mi
- Alpine: 13.3 mi
- Rockdale: 13.4 mi
- Scenic: 16.5 mi
- Wellington: 19.3 mi
- Kerriston: 20.8 mi
- Group Picnic Shelter: 4.5 mi
- Camp Brown Day Use Area: 5.0 mi
- Mine Creek: 12.2 mi
- Rockdale Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- Asahel Curtis Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
- Goldmyer Hot Springs: 7.9 mi
- Scenic Hot Springs: 17.1 mi
- Garland Mineral Springs: 21.6 mi
- Travelers Rest Rest Area: 11.5 mi
- Iron Goat Rest Area: 16.2 mi
- Canyon Spring: 18.4 mi
- Normandy Beach: 22.1 mi
- Sultan Materials: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Big Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Snow Mountain | SE 130° | 2,036 m | 5.4 mi |
| Burntboot Peak | SE 134° | 1,987 m | 8.4 mi |
| Otter Point | E 94° | 1,939 m | 8.6 mi |
| Iron Cap Mountain | ESE 105° | 1,935 m | 8.2 mi |
| Wild Goat Peak | ESE 112° | 1,923 m | 6.1 mi |
| Camp Robber Peak | E 100° | 1,916 m | 5.8 mi |
| Malachite Peak | ENE 63° | 1,908 m | 6.0 mi |
| Kaleetan Peak | S 187° | 1,908 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:38 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 20:20 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:25 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 15:25 | 16:17 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 39 | 43 | 48 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 65 | 60 | 50 | 42 | 36 |
| Precip in | 16.7 | 10.6 | 11.9 | 8.4 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 12.3 | 18.1 | 14.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baring, 13 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–Jan, Mar–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 1,613 | 1,398 | 1,534 | 1,689 | 2,981 | 2,327 | 826 | 317 | 267 | 988 | 1,944 | 1,929 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge South Fork Skykomish River AT Skykomish, WA, 10 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/5259249732
Day trips start here
- Snoqualmie Pass · 14 mi
- North Bend · 17 mi
- Snoqualmie · 18 mi
- King County · 20 mi
- Stevens Pass · 20 mi
- Issaquah · 28 mi
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