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Big Heart Falls

Big Heart Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Big Heart Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 1,378 m. Mount Daniel stands 2,427 m to the east-southeast, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Angeline Falls, a waterfall 0.4 miles away. JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN passes 8.8 miles off.

The story

Big Heart Falls is a waterfall on the outlet stream of Big Heart Lake, which eventually flows into the Skykomish River, in King County, Washington. It is located between the outlet of Big Heart Lake and the inlet of Delta Lake. The falls are said to drop approximately 1,268 feet (386 m). The falls have two stages separated by a series of cascades. Each of the main tiers is approximately 600 feet (180 m) tall. It has an average volume of 80 cubic feet per second (2.3 m3/s). The waterfall is also very difficult to access. For one to reach it, one must circumnavigate Delta Lake and cross Copper Creek, a large glacial stream. The waterfall is located less than a quarter mile from Angeline Falls, and shares the same cliff with it. Big Heart Lake was presumably named because of its roughly heart shaped surface.

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Wikidata Q37382, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Height
384.7 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.58450, -121.31903

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 31
  • Great Northern & Cascade Railway Park: 8.8 mi
  • Skykomish City Ball Park: 8.9 mi
  • Hyak Sno-Parks: 13.8 mi
  • Baring Community Park: 15.1 mi
  • French Cabin Sno Park: 18.6 mi
Cliffs: 18
  • Spouse Wall: 10.0 mi
  • Osprey Wall: 11.4 mi
  • East Quartz Camp: 11.4 mi
  • West Quartz Camp: 11.5 mi
  • Alpental Cliffs: 11.5 mi
Historic sites: 13
Attractions: 9
  • Caboose: 11.4 mi
  • Tubing Park: 12.9 mi
  • Amazonia: 19.4 mi
  • Actual Cave: 19.4 mi
  • Club Paradiso: 19.4 mi
Museums: 8
  • Skykomish Historical Society: 8.7 mi
  • Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 8.8 mi
  • Skykomish Historical Society: 8.8 mi
  • Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum: 12.1 mi
  • Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum: 22.8 mi
Picnic sites: 7
Artworks: 6
Ghost towns: 5
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Big Heart Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DanielESE 102°2,427 m6.6 mi
Mount DanielESE 102°2,409.1 m7.0 mi
Chimney RockSSE 163°2,355 m5.4 mi
Mount HinmanESE 103°2,283.6 m5.1 mi
Lemah MountainS 173°2,280 m6.5 mi
Overcoat PeakSSE 166°2,265 m5.0 mi
Summit Chief MountainSSE 151°2,228 m4.8 mi
Dip Top PeakE 91°2,222.3 m6.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3719:18
June solstice05:0820:1921:07
September equinox06:5318:2419:05
December solstice07:5115:2416:17

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373943485559646560504236
Precip in16.710.611.98.45.04.01.71.94.812.318.114.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baring, 15 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–Jan, Mar–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs1,6131,3981,5341,6892,9812,3278263172679881,9441,929

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge South Fork Skykomish River AT Skykomish, WA, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/2238743128

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