Gilligan Cree Falls
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.
What the record says
- Height
- 1.3 m
How to reach it
- 3.9 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 25.3 mi off the ANACORTES TO SIDNEY, BC
Overlooks nearby
- Samish Overlook · 17 mi
- Viewpoint Dam · 18 mi
- Chuckanut Drive Heritage Marker · 19 mi
- Burnout knob · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Haystack Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Cultus Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Little Haystack Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Talc Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Bacus Hill: 4.3 mi
- Bikes: 9.3 mi
- Maple Tree: 9.5 mi
- Leaf: 9.6 mi
- Sprouted Bumbershoot: 9.7 mi
- Marsh to Mountains: 9.9 mi
- 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
- 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
- Cascade Trail: 5.3 mi
- Northern State Hospital Cemetery: 5.4 mi
- Abandoned Railroad: 5.8 mi
- Seattle & Northern Railroad (GN): 5.8 mi
- September 11, 2001: 10.3 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Forgotten Garden: 10.8 mi
- White Bloom garden: 10.8 mi
- Secret Garden: 10.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 10.8 mi
- Hidden Gnome Garden: 10.8 mi
- 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
- 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
- Ehrlich: 9.3 mi
- Alpine: 11.6 mi
- Skagit City: 12.4 mi
- Park: 15.7 mi
- Whitney: 15.9 mi
- 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
- Group Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
- Rosario Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.1 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 |
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.
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.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7149910619
Day trips start here
- Sedro-Woolley · 6 mi
- Burlington · 9 mi
- Mount Vernon · 10 mi
- Northwest Washington · 11 mi
- Edison · 16 mi
- La Conner · 18 mi
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