Shoestring Falls
Shoestring Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 907 m. Mount Daniel stands 2,427 m to the southeast, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunray Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. Stevens Pass Greenway passes 5.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 300 m
How to reach it
- 5.5 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- 5.5 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 14.8 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
Overlooks nearby
- Twin Tunnels landmark · 9 mi
- Windy Point Viewpoint · 10 mi
- Lunch Rock · 16 mi
- Valley Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sunray Falls: 0.1 mi
- Middle Copper Falls: 1.3 mi
- Lower Copper Falls: 1.3 mi
- Upper Copper Falls: 1.4 mi
- Malachite Falls: 1.5 mi
- Malachite Peak: 1.2 mi
- Silver Eagle Peak: 2.1 mi
- Bald Eagle Peak: 2.4 mi
- Sobieski Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Atrium Peak: 3.7 mi
- Great Northern & Cascade Railway Park: 5.6 mi
- Skykomish City Ball Park: 5.7 mi
- Baring Community Park: 12.5 mi
- Heybrook Ridge Park: 16.7 mi
- Hyak Sno-Parks: 16.9 mi
- Old Skykomish Hotel: 5.7 mi
- Apex Mine Lower Tram Terminal & Mill ruins: 10.0 mi
- Apex Mine Equipment Relics: 10.0 mi
- Nordrum Lookout: 11.8 mi
- Pollalie Ridge Lookout: 12.7 mi
- Spouse Wall: 11.1 mi
- East Quartz Camp: 12.5 mi
- West Quartz Camp: 12.5 mi
- Lower Pratt Climbing Area: 13.9 mi
- Osprey Wall: 14.4 mi
- Caboose: 9.2 mi
- Tubing Park: 16.0 mi
- Amazonia: 21.3 mi
- Actual Cave: 21.3 mi
- Club Paradiso: 21.3 mi
- Group Picnic Shelter: 11.6 mi
- Camp Brown Day Use Area: 12.1 mi
- Heybrook Lookout Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- Rockdale Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
- Asahel Curtis Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
- Skykomish Historical Society: 5.6 mi
- Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 5.7 mi
- Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum: 15.2 mi
- Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum: 23.9 mi
- Northwest Railway Museum, Train Hall: 24.5 mi
- Alpine: 6.6 mi
- Scenic: 9.4 mi
- Wellington: 12.4 mi
- Rockdale: 17.7 mi
- Martin: 24.3 mi
- Poet's Path: 24.6 mi
- 2003 Centennial Mural: 24.6 mi
- Snoqualmie Totem Pole: 24.7 mi
- Soaring Moon: 24.7 mi
- Scenic Hot Springs: 10.0 mi
- Goldmyer Hot Springs: 10.8 mi
- Garland Mineral Springs: 17.8 mi
- Deception Falls Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
- South Fork Tolt Reservoir Watershed: 16.2 mi
- Iron Goat Rest Area: 9.1 mi
- Travelers Rest Rest Area: 15.2 mi
- Soda Spring: 22.6 mi
- Normandy Beach: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Shoestring Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Daniel | SE 126° | 2,427 m | 7.9 mi |
| Chimney Rock | S 170° | 2,355 m | 8.6 mi |
| Mount Hinman | SE 131° | 2,284 m | 6.6 mi |
| Overcoat Peak | S 171° | 2,265 m | 8.2 mi |
| Summit Chief Mountain | SSE 163° | 2,228 m | 7.8 mi |
| Dip Top Peak | ESE 118° | 2,222 m | 7.2 mi |
| Little Big Chief Mountain | SSE 158° | 2,202 m | 7.6 mi |
| Bears Breast Mountain | SE 145° | 2,194 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:37 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 20:19 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 15:24 | 16:17 |
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, 12 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, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/12907597865
Day trips start here
- Stevens Pass · 13 mi
- Snoqualmie Pass · 17 mi
- North Bend · 24 mi
- Snoqualmie · 25 mi
- King County · 27 mi
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