Ladder Creek Falls
Ladder Creek Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 186 m. Eldorado Peak stands 2,703 m to the south-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery, a museum 0.1 miles away. Cascade Loop runs past it.
The story
Natural watercourse in Whatcom County, Washington, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49923662, matched on coordinates and name (167 m apart).
What the record says
- Height
- 33 m
How to reach it
- On the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Diablo Lake Overlook · 7 mi
- Artist Point · 24 mi
- Viewpoint Dam · 25 mi
- Washington Pass Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Ross: 2.3 mi
- The Roost: 3.7 mi
- Trappers Peak: 3.9 mi
- Davis Peak: 4.0 mi
- Pinnacle Peak: 4.1 mi
- Newhalem Creek Falls: 1.1 mi
- John Pierce Waterfall: 8.3 mi
- Goat Falls: 10.8 mi
- Middle Berdeen Falls: 10.9 mi
- Berdeen Falls: 11.3 mi
- Trillium Conservation Area: 9.7 mi
- Diobsud Creek Barbien/Jordan Conservation Easement: 10.8 mi
- Diobsud Creek Abel Conservation Area: 11.4 mi
- Cascade River South 2: 12.6 mi
- Cascade River South 1: 12.9 mi
- Pressentin County Park: 13.8 mi
- Riverside Park: 18.7 mi
- Howard Miller Steelhead Park: 21.5 mi
- Hilt Creek Park: 22.4 mi
- Lake Shannon Recreation Area: 23.9 mi
- "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 0.4 mi
- Shadow of the Sentinels: 21.8 mi
- Rock Cabin Avalanche: 13.1 mi
- Winnies Slide: 20.3 mi
- Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 0.1 mi
- Temple of Power: 0.5 mi
- North Cascading: 8.5 mi
- Baker Hot Springs: 20.7 mi
- Austin Pass Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Ladder Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eldorado Peak | SSE 154° | 2,703 m | 10.7 mi |
| Klawatti Peak | SE 144° | 2,586 m | 10.4 mi |
| Primus Peak | SE 134° | 2,567 m | 9.3 mi |
| Marble Needle | SSE 152° | 2,561 m | 9.7 mi |
| Snowfield Peak | ESE 122° | 2,545 m | 5.4 mi |
| Austera Peak | SE 140° | 2,534 m | 9.7 mi |
| Luna Peak | N 352° | 2,533 m | 10.8 mi |
| Mount Challenger | NNW 337° | 2,501 m | 12.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:36 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 20:22 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 15:17 | 16:12 |
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 | 36 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 56 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 61 | 50 | 41 | 36 |
| Precip in | 12.4 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 8.8 | 13.6 | 11.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newhalem, under a mile away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–Mar, Jun–Jul — fullest in Jul, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 5,315 | 5,320 | 4,746 | 3,956 | 3,787 | 5,304 | 5,703 | 3,614 | 3,132 | 3,364 | 4,880 | 4,722 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Skagit River AT Newhalem, WA, under a mile away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7841741469
Day trips start here
- North Cascades National Park · 20 mi
- Mount Baker · 27 mi
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