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Upper Green Lake Falls

Upper Green Lake Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Upper Green Lake Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 1,278 m. Mount Shuksan stands 2,784 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Green Lake Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 8.2 miles off.

What the record says

Height
28 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.69429, -121.49659

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 15
Parks: 13
  • Pressentin County Park: 12.1 mi
  • Riverside Park: 14.0 mi
  • Lake Shannon Recreation Area: 14.3 mi
  • Vogler Lake Public Access: 15.2 mi
  • Howard Miller Steelhead Park: 15.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Shadow of the Sentinels: 10.2 mi
  • "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 11.5 mi
Artworks: 2
Museums: 2
  • Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 11.8 mi
  • Skagit Aero Education Museum: 16.4 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • North Cascading: 9.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Baker Hot Springs: 9.3 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Angele Cupples Community Garden: 16.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Upper Green Lake Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ShuksanNNW2,784 m10.6 mi
Luna PeakNE2,533 m13.9 mi
Nooksack TowerNNW2,530 m10.6 mi
Mount ChallengerNE2,501 m12.1 mi
Crooked Thumb PeakNE2,476 m11.6 mi
Mount FuryNE2,474 m11.3 mi
Mount TerrorENE2,448 m10.6 mi
Phantom PeakNE2,443 m11.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3719:19
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, 9 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/4362184589

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