Eagle Falls
Eagle Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 215 m. Gunnshy Peak stands 1,895 m to the northeast, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Canyon Falls, a waterfall 1.1 miles away. Stevens Pass Greenway runs past it.
The story
Eagle Falls is the uppermost waterfall on the South Fork Skykomish River in Washington. The falls are located downstream from the town of Baring and drop about 25 feet in a high volume cascade.
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Wikidata Q38002, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- On the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- On the JCT WOODS CREEK RD NEAR MONROE TO JCT US 97 NEAR PESHASTIN
- On the Cascade Loop, National
- 22.3 mi off the JCT SR 522 TO JCT SR 90 VIC NORTH BEND
Overlooks nearby
- Canyon Falls Viewpoint · 2 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls Viewpoint · 2 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls viewpoint · 2 mi
- Valley Overlook · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Canyon Falls: 1.1 mi
- Sunset Falls: 1.7 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls-Lower East Cascade: 2.5 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls-Mine Cascade: 2.6 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls-Upper Cascade: 2.7 mi
- Heybrook Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Philadelphia Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Tailgunner: 3.0 mi
- Melted Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Gunnshy Peak: 3.1 mi
- Baring Community Park: 2.1 mi
- Heybrook Ridge Park: 2.3 mi
- Big Eddy River Access: 7.3 mi
- Reiter Foothills Park: 8.1 mi
- Wallace Falls State Park Campground: 9.1 mi
- Apex Mine Lower Tram Terminal & Mill ruins: 6.5 mi
- Apex Mine Equipment Relics: 6.9 mi
- Old Skykomish Hotel: 9.3 mi
- Bus: 9.8 mi
- Lodge: 14.3 mi
- Monte Cristo: 14.3 mi
- Caboose: 17.4 mi
- Goat Farm: 20.7 mi
- Vintage Big Carousel: 21.0 mi
- Northwest Canoe Adventure: 21.0 mi
- Peanuts Gallery: 2.9 mi
- Moai: 2.9 mi
- Index Town Wall: 2.9 mi
- Index Town Wall: 3.0 mi
- Index Town Wall: 3.1 mi
- South Fork Tolt Reservoir Watershed: 8.9 mi
- Henry M. Jackson Hydroelectric Project: 13.3 mi
- Deception Falls Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
- Moss Lake Natural Area: 17.2 mi
- Chinook Bend Natural Area: 20.9 mi
- Heybrook Lookout Picnic Area: 1.1 mi
- Nighthawk Site: 13.2 mi
- Bear Creek Site: 13.2 mi
- Group Picnic Shelter: 16.7 mi
- Camp Brown Day Use Area: 17.4 mi
- Skykomish Historical Society: 9.3 mi
- Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 9.4 mi
- Skykomish Historical Society: 9.5 mi
- Camlann Medieval Village: 19.6 mi
- Monroe Historical Society: 21.5 mi
- Axelilia: 17.2 mi
- The Red Goblet: 22.0 mi
- Sounding: 22.2 mi
- Soaring Moon: 23.5 mi
- Poet's Path: 23.5 mi
- Sultan Materials: 13.3 mi
- Kokopelli Gardens: 21.1 mi
- Julia V. Morris Centennial Garden: 21.9 mi
- Duvall Food Forest: 22.1 mi
- Alpine: 14.1 mi
- Monte Cristo: 14.2 mi
- Scenic: 17.7 mi
- Wellington: 18.6 mi
- Garland Mineral Springs: 10.2 mi
- Scenic Hot Springs: 18.5 mi
- Goldmyer Hot Springs: 22.5 mi
- Normandy Beach: 10.0 mi
- Duvall Beach: 22.4 mi
- Iron Goat Rest Area: 17.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Eagle Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunnshy Peak | NE 54° | 1,895 m | 3.1 mi |
| Spire Mountain | NE 46° | 1,893.7 m | 7.0 mi |
| Gunn Peak | ENE 65° | 1,887 m | 3.4 mi |
| Merchant Peak (Northwest) | E 84° | 1,863 m | 3.9 mi |
| Baring Mountain | ESE 107° | 1,858 m | 3.8 mi |
| Mount Index | WSW 244° | 1,826 m | 3.4 mi |
| Hubbart Peak | NNE 29° | 1,809.3 m | 10.6 mi |
| Townsend Mountain | E 88° | 1,809 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:38 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 20:20 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 15:24 | 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, 2 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–Feb, Apr–Jun — fullest in Nov, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 78.4 | 59.0 | 53.3 | 64.0 | 79.8 | 65.3 | 27.6 | 12.2 | 22.9 | 50.7 | 85.8 | 73.4 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge South Fork Tolt River Near Index, WA, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/778670271
Day trips start here
- Stevens Pass · 20 mi
- Monroe · 22 mi
- Snoqualmie · 23 mi
- North Bend · 24 mi
- King County · 27 mi
- Snohomish · 28 mi
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