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Ladder Creek Falls

Ladder Creek Falls, seen from above at true elevation

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. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP 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

Coordinates48.67617, -121.23857

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 14
Parks: 6
  • 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
Attractions: 2
  • "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 0.4 mi
  • Shadow of the Sentinels: 21.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Museums: 1
  • Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 0.1 mi
Artworks: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • North Cascading: 8.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Baker Hot Springs: 20.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eldorado PeakSSE 154°2,703 m10.7 mi
Klawatti PeakSE 144°2,586 m10.4 mi
Primus PeakSE 134°2,567 m9.3 mi
Marble NeedleSSE 152°2,560.6 m9.7 mi
Snowfield PeakESE 122°2,545 m5.4 mi
Austera PeakSE 140°2,534 m9.7 mi
Luna PeakN 352°2,533 m10.8 mi
Mount ChallengerNNW 337°2,501 m12.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3619:18
June solstice05:0320:2221:12
September equinox06:5218:2319:05
December solstice07:5615:1716:12

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363842495660666661504136
Precip in12.47.28.44.73.02.61.41.73.58.813.611.7

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs5,3155,3204,7463,9563,7875,3045,7033,6143,1323,3644,8804,722

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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7841741469

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