Excelsior Falls

EXCELSIOR FALLS
RATING - 4/10 TYPE OF APPROACH - Bushwhack DIFFICULTY - Very Difficult LOCATION - Nooksack Falls area TYPE - Tiered HEIGHT - 150' WIDTH - 10' GPS - N48 54.661 W121 48.365 ELEVATION - 1961'	Chances are, you've driven over and probably admired this creek on your way to visit Nooksack Falls, without even realizing it had a lovely little waterfall of its own. The falls begin with a 45' tall plunge, located in a deep, steeply-walled canyon that is difficult and dangerous to get into. Below here, the creek runs over a very pretty 50' tall fan-shaped drop before dropping over a 40' tall series of cascades. While the waterfall is pretty, it's probably not worth the effort since only the very hardy (some would say foolish) will be able to see the best tier. To the west of the creek is a massive cliff wall that is every bit as impressive as the waterfall itself.
DIRECTIONS - Drive east on Mt. Baker Highway and park at a small turnout on the south side just past the turn off for Wells Creek Road and Nooksack Falls. Cross the highway and head upstream alongside the small creek. In about 500' you should reach the cascading bottom tier of the falls. The going gets progressively more difficult as you climb to higher parts of the waterfall, culminating in a climb up a nearly vertical 20' tall cliff to view the uppermost tier. NEARBY WATERFALLS - Landslide Falls, Lower Mazama Falls, Mazama Falls, Nooksack Falls, Sholes Creek Falls, Upper Excelsior Falls, Wells Creek Falls
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