Stapley Creek Falls
Stapley Creek Falls is a waterfall, at a modelled elevation of 636 m. Mount Baker stands 3,287 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Cowap Peak, a peak 2.8 miles away.
What the record says
- Height
- 50 m
How to reach it
Overlooks nearby
- Nooksack Falls Viewpoint · 7 mi
- Artist Point · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cowap Peak: 2.8 mi
- Liumchen Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Tomyhoi Peak: 4.0 mi
- Canadian Border Peak: 4.7 mi
- Excelsior Peak: 5.1 mi
- Nooksack Falls: 7.2 mi
- Mazama Falls: 11.1 mi
- Frosst Creek Waterfall: 11.3 mi
- Canyon creek rapids: 11.7 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 17.1 mi
- The Palisades: 13.3 mi
- Winnies Slide: 14.3 mi
- Park Cliffs: 15.7 mi
- Roman Wall: 16.2 mi
- Lee Promontory: 18.1 mi
- Liumchen Ecological Reserve: 3.9 mi
- Silver Lake Park: 13.4 mi
- Maple Creek Park: 14.4 mi
- Shuksan Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
- Austin Pass Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
- Mount Baker Vista: 14.9 mi
- Huntingdon Park: 21.7 mi
- Deming Homestead Eagle Park: 22.3 mi
- Josh VanderYacht Park: 23.9 mi
- United We Stand: 21.9 mi
- Bernard Swinehart Safe: 22.1 mi
- Nooksack Ancestors: 24.6 mi
- Shadow of the Sentinels: 23.6 mi
- Farmville: 24.2 mi
- School Area: 24.3 mi
- Nooksack Totem Pole: 23.6 mi
- Homespun Kinetic Art: 23.7 mi
- Black Mountain Forestry Center: 13.8 mi
- Baker Hot Springs: 17.8 mi
- Magical Garden: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Stapley Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Baker | S 185° | 3,287 m | 16.1 mi |
| Lahar Lookout | S 185° | 3,069 m | 16.4 mi |
| Sherman Peak | S 185° | 3,020 m | 16.7 mi |
| Colfax Peak | S 190° | 2,851 m | 16.6 mi |
| Mount Shuksan | SSE 146° | 2,784 m | 14.7 mi |
| Nooksack Tower | SE 143° | 2,530 m | 14.8 mi |
| American Border Peak | E 99° | 2,437 m | 5.4 mi |
| The Hourglass | SSE 149° | 2,419 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:38 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 20:26 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 08:59 | 16:17 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/Vancouver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 53 | 57 | 63 | 63 | 58 | 48 | 39 | 34 |
| Precip in | 15.3 | 8.8 | 10.4 | 6.7 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 10.5 | 16.0 | 14.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Upper Baker DAM, 25 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Jul, Nov — fullest in Jun, leanest in Mar.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 567 | 476 | 430 | 574 | 1,149 | 1,519 | 1,283 | 785 | 586 | 682 | 823 | 669 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge NF Nooksack River BL Cascade Creek NR Glacier, WA, 8 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/12116031825
Day trips start here
- Mount Baker · 16 mi
- Sumas · 22 mi
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