Waterfall · Washington

Gilligan Cree Falls

Gilligan Cree Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Gilligan Cree Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 251 m. South Twin stands 2,123 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Skiyou Slough, a nature reserve 1.7 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 3.9 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Height: 1.3 m

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates48.46870, -122.12573

3.9 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
3.9 mi off the JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP
5.0 mi off the JCT SR 530 VIC ARLINGTON TO CANADIAN BORDER
9.7 mi off the JCT STARBIRD RD TO JCT BOW HILL RD-- SCENIC AGRICULTURAL CORRIDOR

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks

Parks

Ann Wolford River Edge Park: 3.9 mi
Riverfront Park: 4.7 mi
Lyman City Park: 4.8 mi
Clear Lake Park: 5.0 mi
Cascade Trail - West: 5.1 mi

Artworks

Bikes: 9.3 mi
Maple Tree: 9.5 mi
Leaf: 9.6 mi
Sprouted Bumbershoot: 9.7 mi
Marsh to Mountains: 9.9 mi

Nature reserves57

Skiyou Slough: 1.7 mi
Utopia Conservation Area: 3.1 mi
Minkler Lake Conversation Area: 3.9 mi
Day Creek Forest Conservation Area: 4.2 mi
Day Creek Conservation Area: 4.3 mi

Historic sites37

Cascade Trail: 5.3 mi
Cascade Trail: 5.3 mi
Cascade Trail: 5.4 mi
Northern State Hospital Cemetery: 5.4 mi
Cascade Trail: 5.5 mi

Beaches14

Chinook Swim Beach: 5.9 mi
Joe Hamel Beach: 16.3 mi
Dogfish beach south: 18.9 mi
dogfish beach: 19.0 mi
Martha's Beach: 19.3 mi

Museums14

Children's Museum of Skagit County: 9.8 mi
Lake Whatcom Steam Railway: 13.0 mi
Heritage Flight Museum: 13.5 mi
Skagit Aero Education Museum: 17.4 mi
Skagit County Historical Museum: 17.7 mi

Gardens14

Rose Garden: 10.8 mi
Forgotten Garden: 10.8 mi
White Bloom garden: 10.8 mi
Secret Garden: 10.8 mi
Butterfly Garden: 10.8 mi

Attractions12

Sedro Woolley Rodeo Grounds: 5.0 mi
Skagit County Fairgrounds: 10.7 mi
Tulip Town: 14.0 mi
The Old Fir Log: 17.9 mi
Giant Arborvitae: 20.9 mi

Waterfalls9

Crystal Falls: 6.0 mi
Silver Creek Falls: 19.5 mi
Boulder Falls: 20.6 mi
Hard Scrabble Falls: 20.7 mi
Feature Show Falls: 21.1 mi

Cliffs8

Oso Mudslide: 17.9 mi
Prestliens Bluff: 18.0 mi
Hole in the Wall: 18.9 mi
Main Wall East: 23.0 mi
Snag Buttress: 23.0 mi

Ghost towns7

Ehrlich: 9.3 mi
Alpine: 11.6 mi
Skagit City: 12.4 mi
Park: 15.7 mi
Whitney: 15.9 mi

Rest areas4

Bow Hill Northbound Rest Area: 12.7 mi
Bow Hill Southbound Rest Area: 12.9 mi
Smokey Point Northbound Rest Area: 20.9 mi
Smokey Point Southbound Rest Area: 20.9 mi

Picnic sites2

Group Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
Rosario Picnic Area: 24.4 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Gilligan Cree Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
South Twin	NNE 21°	2,123 m	17.5 mi
North Twin	NNE 19°	2,024 m	18.0 mi
Skookum Peak	NNE 22°	2,018 m	17.3 mi
Little Sister	NNE 24°	2,012 m	16.9 mi
Jaw's Tooth	NNE 22°	1,981 m	17.3 mi
Kloke Peak	NNE 22°	1,975 m	16.8 mi
Cinderella Peak	NNE 25°	1,975 m	16.9 mi
Barbara Peak	NNE 30°	1,835 m	15.5 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:12	18:40	19:21
June solstice	05:08	20:25	21:15
September equinox	06:56	18:27	19:08
December solstice	07:58	15:22	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	6.2	4.1	4.8	4.2	3.5	2.6	1.3	1.6	2.9	5.0	7.0	5.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sedro-woolley, 5 mi away.

Streamflow

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean cfs	14,251	11,636	11,546	14,331	21,736	28,814	22,437	12,384	9,060	9,737	16,561	18,562

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Skagit River Near Sedro Woolley, WA, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7149910619

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