Portrait Falls

RATING - 18.0

VR - 2.0 (Sm) HR - 5.0 SR - 8/20

TYPE OF APPROACH - Bushwhack

DIFFICULTY - Fairly Difficult

LOCATION - Mt. Baker Rec Area

TYPE - Horsetail

HEIGHT - 100'

WIDTH - 10'

DIRECTIONS - Take the Park Butte trail from the end of FR 13. Part of the falls can be seen from the Park Butte Lookout from several miles away. Closer views can be had by climbing Railroad Grade up to the top.

Portrait Falls occurs along two streams that flow off the Deming Glacier and down Portrait Rock. The left segment of the falls occurs on a small stream that drops about 400' in three tiers. The right, and main, section of the falls is a much larger volume drop, horsetailing for about 100' from a lobe of the Deming Glacier onto another arm of the glacier. Closer views are possible by following the Railroad Grade up to High Camp. From the lookout, the falls is mostly a nice accent to the amazing view of Mt. Baker.

Left - The smaller volume, but taller, section of Portrait Falls

Right - The larger volume, right-hand segment