BALD MOUNTAIN FALLS |
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| RATING - 8/10 TYPE OF APPROACH - Bushwhack DIFFICULTY - Difficult LOCATION - Mt. Baker Highway TYPE - Tiered HEIGHT - 40'/220'/300' WIDTH - 10'/8'/15' GPS - N48 57.566 W121 55.717 ELEVATION - 2681' |
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| DIRECTIONS - Take the Mt Baker Highway east of Bellingham and turn onto Canyon Creek Road just after the town of Glacier. Continue on this road for around 5.5 miles. After the road crosses over Canyon Creek, stop and park at the first major creek on the left. Start out heading into the woods to the right of the creek to avoid a big logjam, then head upstream however you can. You'll have to climb over the lower falls to see the two main falls. | |
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Bald
Mountain Falls is really three waterfalls in one. To reach the falls, you have to
make your way up the unnamed creek for around 1/4 of a mile. At that point you will
see the 40' tall lower falls and may get a glimpse of the right hand upper segment.
It is necessary to climb over the lower falls to get to the main falls. This can be
done using a rope and going up the left side of the falls or going through the woods to
the left and dropping back down. Once above the lower falls, the two upper falls
are another 200' or so further upstream. The right hand segment of the main falls is
around 200' tall and consists of three tiers. The left hand segment is about 300'
tall and has 4 tiers. The site of seeing two side-by-side 200'+ waterfalls right
next to each other is something I'll never forget. If it is at all possible for you
to do so, visit Bald Mountain Falls.
