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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. JCT KEYSTONE FERRY ZONE WHIDBEY ISLAND TO JCT SR 153 VIC TWISP passes 8.3 miles off.

What the record says

Height
28 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.69429, -121.49659

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 ShuksanNNW 333°2,784 m10.6 mi
Luna PeakNE 47°2,533 m13.9 mi
Nooksack TowerNNW 337°2,530 m10.6 mi
Mount ChallengerNE 36°2,501 m12.1 mi
Crooked Thumb PeakNE 38°2,476 m11.6 mi
Mount FuryNE 44°2,474 m11.3 mi
Mount TerrorENE 58°2,448 m10.6 mi
Phantom PeakNE 39°2,443 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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