Anderson Falls

RATING - 46.4

VR - 5.4 (Med) HR - 6.0 SR - 14/20

TYPE OF APPROACH - Bushwhack

DIFFICULTY - Difficult

LOCATION - Deming Area

TYPE - Tiered

HEIGHT - 169'

WIDTH - 30'

GPS - N48 47.701 W122 17.429

ELEVATION - 1808'

DIRECTIONS - Since part of the route to access the falls crosses private property, I have removed the directions.

A few miles east of Bellingham, along the Mount Baker Highway, lies the very nice Anderson Falls. The falls are located about 300' up the creek from the road and the trip up the creek is fairly easy . . . with one exception. Sierra Pacific has the road closed off by a gate so a walk of 3 3/4 miles is required to get to the creek. The bottom tier is a really nice slide of 42'. Above this is a big logjam where the 77' tall curtain drops into. The main drop plunges over a cool undercut cliff, allowing one to walk behind the falls, a rarity in the northern part of the state. Directly above the main tier is another 50' worth of cascading drops, bringing the total height to 169'. Part of the logjam at the base of the curtain has washed down and stuck itself halfway down the slide at the bottom, basically destroying the gorgeous look of that part of the falls.