Whirlpool Falls
Whirlpool Falls is a waterfall in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 84 m. South Twin stands 2,123 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Whatcom Falls Park, a park 0.2 miles away. ANACORTES TO SIDNEY, BC passes 20 miles off.
The story
Park in Bellingham, Washington, United States.
Wikidata Q7991682, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 19.7 mi off the ANACORTES TO SIDNEY, BC
- 18.7 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 23.5 mi off the ANACORTES TO SAN JUAN ISLANDS
- 23.9 mi off the San Juan Islands
Overlooks nearby
- Madrone Crest Viewpoint · 5 mi
- Inspiration Point · 5 mi
- Burnout knob · 8 mi
- Chuckanut Drive Heritage Marker · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Whatcom Falls Park: 0.2 mi
- Saint Clair Neighborhood Park: 0.5 mi
- Congregation Beth Israel Cemetery: 0.6 mi
- Bloedel Donovan Park: 0.7 mi
- Lakeway Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Sehome Hill: 2.6 mi
- Toad Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Squalicum Mountain: 3.4 mi
- King Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Memorial Healing Totem Pole: 0.7 mi
- Constructing a New World: 1.5 mi
- Miss Velveeta Jones: 1.8 mi
- Billy & George: 2.0 mi
- Axiom Dyno Trilobyte: 2.2 mi
- Salmon Woods Open Space: 1.0 mi
- Peters Street Trail: 1.2 mi
- Lookout Mountain Open Space: 1.2 mi
- Big Rock Park: 1.2 mi
- Pacific View Ravine: 1.4 mi
- Softball Hall of Fame: 1.3 mi
- Whatcom County Veterans Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Healing and Reconciliation Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Worker Memorial Day Plaque: 2.3 mi
- Avalanche Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Public Access Beach: 1.6 mi
- Cornwall Beach: 2.9 mi
- Squalicum Beach: 4.0 mi
- dogfish beach: 8.8 mi
- Dogfish beach south: 8.9 mi
- Lightcatcher: 2.3 mi
- Spark Museum of Electrical Invention: 2.3 mi
- Old City Hall: 2.4 mi
- Whatcom Museum at Old City Hall: 2.4 mi
- Old Fire Station No. 1: 2.4 mi
- Devils Slide: 11.7 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 16.9 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 18.3 mi
- Fidalgo Head: 21.9 mi
- China Caves: 22.1 mi
- I-5 Sloth "Slothy": 4.1 mi
- Stoney Ridge Farm: 10.9 mi
- Samson Estates Winery: 11.0 mi
- Dan Cramer's Western Town: 11.2 mi
- Crown Yacht Charters: 18.5 mi
- Chuckanut Falls: 4.2 mi
- Silver Creek Falls: 4.6 mi
- Anderson Falls: 7.0 mi
- Hard Scrabble Falls: 9.1 mi
- Racehorse Falls: 16.4 mi
- York Community Farm: 1.6 mi
- WeGrow Garden: 2.0 mi
- Cornwall Rose Garden: 2.5 mi
- Biology garden plot: 2.9 mi
- Fragrance Garden: 8.9 mi
- Bow Hill Southbound Rest Area: 12.2 mi
- Bow Hill Northbound Rest Area: 12.4 mi
- Custer Northbound Rest Area: 14.0 mi
- Custer Southbound Rest Area: 15.6 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
- Green Point Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
- Mount Baker Vista: 24.2 mi
- Cold Spring: 19.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Whirlpool Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Twin | E 99° | 2,123 m | 20.4 mi |
| North Twin | E 97° | 2,024 m | 19.8 mi |
| Skookum Peak | E 100° | 2,018 m | 20.6 mi |
| Little Sister | E 101° | 2,012 m | 21.0 mi |
| Jaw's Tooth | E 100° | 1,981 m | 20.6 mi |
| Kloke Peak | E 101° | 1,975 m | 20.5 mi |
| Cinderella Peak | ESE 101° | 1,975 m | 21.3 mi |
| Twin Crest Peak | ESE 103° | 1,792 m | 21.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:41 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 20:27 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 15:21 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 42 | 46 | 51 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 64 | 59 | 52 | 46 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bellingham 3 SSW, 4 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–Mar — fullest in Nov, leanest in Jul.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Euclid CR AT Euclid Ave AT Bellingham, WA, under a mile away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/1368073070
Day trips start here
- Bellingham · 3 mi
- Ferndale · 10 mi
- Lummi Island · 12 mi
- Edison · 13 mi
- Lynden · 14 mi
- Northwest Washington · 14 mi
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