Hard Scrabble Falls
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Hard Scrabble Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 222 m. Colfax Peak stands 2,851 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Standard, a ghost town 1.7 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 16 miles off.
The story
Valley in Whatcom County, Washington, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49809025, matched on coordinates and name (427 m apart).
What the record says
- Height
- 85.3 m
How to reach it
- 16.2 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 26.3 mi off the ANACORTES TO SIDNEY, BC
Overlooks nearby
- Madrone Crest Viewpoint · 12 mi
- Inspiration Point · 13 mi
- Burnout knob · 13 mi
- Samish Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Stewart Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Bigfoot Hill Northeast Peak: 2.2 mi
- Bigfoot Hill: 2.3 mi
- Slash: 2.9 mi
- Blue Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Josh VanderYacht Park: 2.7 mi
- Deming Homestead Eagle Park: 4.8 mi
- Sofield Park: 5.2 mi
- Nugent's Corner River Access: 6.3 mi
- Gordon Carter Conservation Site: 6.7 mi
- Nooksack Totem Pole: 4.5 mi
- Homespun Kinetic Art: 4.7 mi
- Evolution: 8.2 mi
- Scorpion: 8.2 mi
- Huff and Puff: 8.4 mi
- Olsen Creek State Forest: 4.3 mi
- Stimpson Family Nature Reserve: 7.0 mi
- Toad Lake: 7.9 mi
- Peters Street Trail: 8.6 mi
- Big Rock Park: 8.7 mi
- Historic Galbraith Barn Ruins: 3.9 mi
- American Legion Tribute Memorial to Saxon cemetery veterans: 5.4 mi
- Softball Hall of Fame: 10.4 mi
- Whatcom County Veterans Memorial: 10.6 mi
- Bernard Swinehart Safe: 10.8 mi
- Lake Whatcom Steam Railway: 7.8 mi
- Lightcatcher: 11.4 mi
- Spark Museum of Electrical Invention: 11.4 mi
- Old City Hall: 11.5 mi
- Whatcom Museum at Old City Hall: 11.5 mi
- I-5 Sloth "Slothy": 11.0 mi
- Stoney Ridge Farm: 12.1 mi
- Samson Estates Winery: 12.6 mi
- Dan Cramer's Western Town: 14.3 mi
- Sedro Woolley Rodeo Grounds: 17.0 mi
- Anderson Falls: 3.7 mi
- Silver Creek Falls: 8.5 mi
- Whirlpool Falls: 9.1 mi
- Racehorse Falls: 9.5 mi
- Chuckanut Falls: 11.8 mi
- Public Access Beach: 7.6 mi
- Cornwall Beach: 11.9 mi
- Squalicum Beach: 13.0 mi
- Dogfish beach south: 14.1 mi
- dogfish beach: 14.1 mi
- York Community Farm: 10.8 mi
- WeGrow Garden: 11.1 mi
- Cornwall Rose Garden: 11.4 mi
- Biology garden plot: 11.8 mi
- Fragrance Garden: 16.9 mi
- The Palisades: 16.0 mi
- Lee Promontory: 17.1 mi
- Roman Wall: 18.5 mi
- Devils Slide: 20.4 mi
- Park Cliffs: 20.5 mi
- Bow Hill Southbound Rest Area: 13.2 mi
- Bow Hill Northbound Rest Area: 13.4 mi
- Custer Northbound Rest Area: 20.6 mi
- Custer Southbound Rest Area: 22.2 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- Mount Baker Vista: 15.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Hard Scrabble Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colfax Peak | E 87° | 2,851 m | 17.6 mi |
| Lincoln Peak | E 88° | 2,695 m | 16.9 mi |
| Seward Peak | E 90° | 2,385 m | 16.8 mi |
| South Twin | ESE 109° | 2,123 m | 11.7 mi |
| North Twin | ESE 106° | 2,024 m | 11.0 mi |
| Skookum Peak | ESE 110° | 2,018 m | 11.9 mi |
| Little Sister | ESE 112° | 2,012 m | 12.4 mi |
| Skyline Divide | ENE 71° | 1,998 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:40 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 20:27 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 15:20 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 42 | 46 | 51 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 64 | 59 | 52 | 46 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bellingham 3 SSW, 13 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–Apr — fullest in Jan, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 20.4 | 14.1 | 13.7 | 10.5 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 5.5 | 20.4 | 16.6 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Olsen Creek Near Bellingham, 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/4380291170
Day trips start here
- Northwest Washington · 9 mi
- Bellingham · 12 mi
- Sumas · 16 mi
- Edison · 17 mi
- Lynden · 17 mi
- Ferndale · 18 mi
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