Boulder Creek Falls

Boulder Creek Falls is one of the more interesting waterfalls on Mt. Baker. The area immediately around the falls brings to mind an Eastern Washington waterfall with orange rocks, dried moss, and plenty of evergreen trees. The waterfall drops a total of 303' over the course of several drops. The waterfall begins with a 29' plunging drop that is pretty difficult to see clearly. The creek then cascades and slides along the bedrock for a couple hundred feet before reaching the main part of the waterfall. This main part begins with a very powerful, 55' tall plunging drop. The creek then enters a super tight slot canyon and drops 156' in several tiers that are very difficult to see thanks to the narrow confines of the canyon. The waterfall continues with a 47' drop where the creek splits around a boulder that has been wedged into the canyon. From there it runs through another narrow section, no more than 3' wide in places, and finally rolls out of the canyon. Upon exiting, Boulder Creek has one last finale, shooting out and dropping another 16' to join the Crater Moraine Fork of the creek. It's kind of complicated to describe the waterfall. The pictures below are in order from top to bottom (left to right) if that helps.

While this is a very nice waterfall, most of the waterfall cannot be seen clearly thanks to the extremely tight canyon that it falls through. It's also extremely dangerous to climb down the cliff to view the lower tiers so I recommend leaving this one alone.