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Middle Berdeen Falls

Middle Berdeen Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Middle Berdeen Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 1,403 m. Mount Shuksan stands 2,784 m to the northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Goat Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 8.1 miles off.

The story

Tiered waterfall in Whatcom County, Washington

Wikidata Q37452, matched on coordinates and name (632 m apart).

What the record says

Height
26 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.70645, -121.47340

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 15
Parks: 13
  • Pressentin County Park: 12.7 mi
  • Riverside Park: 15.0 mi
  • Lake Shannon Recreation Area: 15.6 mi
  • Vogler Lake Public Access: 16.5 mi
  • Howard Miller Steelhead Park: 16.6 mi
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 2
Attractions: 2
  • "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 10.6 mi
  • Shadow of the Sentinels: 11.4 mi
Museums: 2
  • Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 10.8 mi
  • Skagit Aero Education Museum: 17.8 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • North Cascading: 9.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Baker Hot Springs: 9.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Angele Cupples Community Garden: 17.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Middle Berdeen Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ShuksanNW 326°2,784 m10.4 mi
Luna PeakNE 47°2,533 m12.6 mi
Nooksack TowerNNW 330°2,530 m10.4 mi
Mount ChallengerNNE 34°2,501 m10.8 mi
Crooked Thumb PeakNE 36°2,476 m10.3 mi
Mount FuryNE 43°2,474 m10.0 mi
Mount TerrorENE 59°2,448 m9.2 mi
Phantom PeakNE 37°2,443 m9.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3719:19
June solstice05:0420:2321:13
September equinox06:5318:2419:06
December solstice07:5715:1816:13

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333640465357636358483934
Precip in15.38.810.46.74.53.31.81.94.810.516.014.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Upper Baker DAM, 11 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Jul, Oct–Nov — fullest in May, leanest in Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs5694775066731,3091,2939184714947511,000543

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Baker River AB Blum Creek Near Concrete, WA, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Inside the official boundary of North Cascades National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Dec and Mar; busiest: Jul.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/1942197935

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