Otter Falls
Otter Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 726 m. Big Snow Mountain stands 2,036 m to the southeast, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Creek Falls, a waterfall 0.7 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 9.5 miles off.
The story
Otter Falls (also Otter Slide, Otter Slide Falls or Otter Creek Falls) is a waterfall in King County, Washington; on the southern wall of Mount Anderson. It drops about 1,600 feet (490 m) in all, but due to the relatively moderate pitch of the mountainside, only about 1/3 of the total height can be seen from the ground. The drainage of Otter Creek, which feeds the falls, is fairly small, and consists mostly of granite which does not retain water. Therefore, the waterfall relies entirely on snowmelt to flow and often dries up by July. Otter Creek is a tributary of the Taylor River that flows about 1 mile (1.6 km) off Mount Anderson, 1/2 of which is spent tumbling off these falls.
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Wikidata Q37451, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 365.8 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 9.5 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 9.5 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- 11.4 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
Overlooks nearby
- Little Balcony · 13 mi
- Dirty Harry's Balcony · 13 mi
- Weeks Falls Viewpoint · 14 mi
- Olallie Knob · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Creek Falls: 0.7 mi
- Florence Falls: 3.9 mi
- Nine Hour Falls: 4.8 mi
- Pumpkinseed Creek Falls: 4.9 mi
- Kanim Falls: 5.0 mi
- Morpheus Peak: 1.0 mi
- Treen Peak: 1.8 mi
- Dog Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Mile High: 2.0 mi
- Cascade Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Great Northern & Cascade Railway Park: 9.6 mi
- Skykomish City Ball Park: 10.1 mi
- Baring Community Park: 12.6 mi
- Hyak Sno-Parks: 14.2 mi
- Tanner Landing Park: 15.3 mi
- Tubing Park: 12.8 mi
- Amazonia: 14.2 mi
- Actual Cave: 14.2 mi
- Club Paradiso: 14.2 mi
- Semi Wall: 14.3 mi
- Nordrum Lookout: 4.3 mi
- Apex Mine Equipment Relics: 7.6 mi
- Apex Mine Lower Tram Terminal & Mill ruins: 8.0 mi
- Old Skykomish Hotel: 9.6 mi
- W. Mitch Hungate: 13.9 mi
- Spouse Wall: 3.8 mi
- East Quartz Camp: 5.0 mi
- West Quartz Camp: 5.1 mi
- Lower Pratt Climbing Area: 6.4 mi
- Alpental Cliffs: 10.5 mi
- South Fork Tolt Reservoir Watershed: 11.6 mi
- Deception Falls Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
- Moss Lake Natural Area: 19.4 mi
- Cottonwood Natural Area: 19.5 mi
- Griffin Creek Natural Area: 20.4 mi
- Poet's Path: 17.2 mi
- 2003 Centennial Mural: 17.2 mi
- Snoqualmie Totem Pole: 17.2 mi
- Soaring Moon: 17.2 mi
- Dendritic Root Floor: 18.2 mi
- Group Picnic Shelter: 4.2 mi
- Camp Brown Day Use Area: 4.7 mi
- Mine Creek: 11.9 mi
- Rockdale Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
- Asahel Curtis Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
- Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 9.6 mi
- Skykomish Historical Society: 9.6 mi
- Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum: 11.9 mi
- Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum: 16.4 mi
- Northwest Railway Museum, Train Hall: 17.0 mi
- Alpine: 13.5 mi
- Rockdale: 13.7 mi
- Scenic: 16.8 mi
- Wellington: 19.6 mi
- Kerriston: 20.4 mi
- Goldmyer Hot Springs: 8.4 mi
- Scenic Hot Springs: 17.4 mi
- Garland Mineral Springs: 21.5 mi
- Travelers Rest Rest Area: 12.0 mi
- Iron Goat Rest Area: 16.5 mi
- Sultan Materials: 24.1 mi
- Kokopelli Gardens: 24.8 mi
- Canyon Spring: 18.1 mi
- Normandy Beach: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Otter Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Snow Mountain | SE 129° | 2,036 m | 6.1 mi |
| Burntboot Peak | SE 133° | 1,987 m | 9.0 mi |
| Iron Cap Mountain | ESE 106° | 1,935 m | 8.9 mi |
| Wild Goat Peak | ESE 113° | 1,923 m | 6.7 mi |
| Camp Robber Peak | ESE 102° | 1,916 m | 6.5 mi |
| Malachite Peak | ENE 68° | 1,908 m | 6.3 mi |
| Kaleetan Peak | S 183° | 1,908 m | 8.8 mi |
| Tourmaline Peak | ESE 106° | 1,903 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:38 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 20:20 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:25 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 15:25 | 16:18 |
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 | 37 | 39 | 43 | 48 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 65 | 60 | 50 | 42 | 36 |
| Precip in | 16.7 | 10.6 | 11.9 | 8.4 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 12.3 | 18.1 | 14.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baring, 13 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–Jan, Mar–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 1,613 | 1,398 | 1,534 | 1,689 | 2,981 | 2,327 | 826 | 317 | 267 | 988 | 1,944 | 1,929 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge South Fork Skykomish River AT Skykomish, WA, 10 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/2363340449
Day trips start here
- Snoqualmie Pass · 14 mi
- North Bend · 16 mi
- Snoqualmie · 17 mi
- King County · 19 mi
- Stevens Pass · 20 mi
- Issaquah · 27 mi
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