Lower North Fork Falls
Lower North Fork Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 416 m. Sloan Peak stands 2,388 m to the south-southeast, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is North Fork Sauk Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away. Stevens Pass Greenway passes 21 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 20.4 m
How to reach it
- 21.2 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- 21.2 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
Overlooks nearby
- Canyon Falls Viewpoint · 21 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls Viewpoint · 21 mi
- View of railroad bridge · 22 mi
- View of Baring Mountain · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ira Spring Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Bedal Peak: 2.1 mi
- Mount Pugh: 3.3 mi
- Mount Forgotten: 3.4 mi
- Twin Peaks: 3.6 mi
- North Fork Sauk Falls: 0.2 mi
- Perry Creek Falls: 4.3 mi
- Mackintosh Falls: 5.1 mi
- Buck Creek Falls: 5.3 mi
- Bald Eagle Falls: 7.3 mi
- White Chuck Overlook Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
- Backman County Park: 13.3 mi
- Depot Park: 15.0 mi
- Old School Park: 15.1 mi
- Harold Engles Park: 15.3 mi
- Hotel Fireplace Remains: 6.9 mi
- Lodge: 7.7 mi
- Ore Concentrator: 7.8 mi
- Mackinaw Shelter: 9.4 mi
- Bus: 12.0 mi
- Grassy Point: 13.3 mi
- Moai: 20.6 mi
- Index Town Wall: 20.6 mi
- Peanuts Gallery: 20.6 mi
- Lower Town Wall: 21.5 mi
- Bear Creek Site: 13.2 mi
- Nighthawk Site: 13.5 mi
- Hemple Creek Day Use Area: 17.3 mi
- Heybrook Lookout Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
- Sulphur Creek Hot Springs: 14.0 mi
- Garland Mineral Springs: 14.4 mi
- Gamma Hot Springs: 14.8 mi
- Monte Cristo: 7.7 mi
- Cut Log: 18.9 mi
- Buck Creek Pass Spring: 19.2 mi
- Soda Spring: 24.8 mi
- Monte Cristo: 7.7 mi
- Normandy Beach: 22.9 mi
- Sultan Materials: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Lower North Fork Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sloan Peak | SSE 159° | 2,388 m | 4.1 mi |
| Kyes Peak | S 169° | 2,220 m | 9.3 mi |
| Mount Pugh | N 358° | 2,195 m | 3.3 mi |
| Cadet Peak | S 172° | 2,191 m | 7.7 mi |
| North Cadet Peak | S 172° | 2,182 m | 7.4 mi |
| Columbia Peak | S 177° | 2,175 m | 9.3 mi |
| Monte Cristo Peak | S 171° | 2,140 m | 8.7 mi |
| White Chuck Mountain | NNW 345° | 2,130 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:37 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 20:21 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 15:21 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 42 | 48 | 56 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 60 | 49 | 40 | 35 |
| Precip in | 12.8 | 8.6 | 9.3 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 8.5 | 13.2 | 12.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Darrington RS, 16 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 | 1,058 | 895 | 809 | 1,085 | 1,887 | 2,111 | 1,322 | 554 | 455 | 829 | 1,289 | 1,212 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Sauk River AB White Chuck River NR Darrington, WA, 7 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/4998287658
Day trips start here
- North Cascades · 17 mi
- Stevens Pass · 27 mi
- Granite Falls · 28 mi
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