Skaleek Falls

RATING - 16.0

VR - 2.0 (Sm) HR - 4.0 SR - 8/20

TYPE OF APPROACH - Bushwhack

DIFFICULTY - Extremely Difficult

LOCATION - Mt. Baker Rec Area

TYPE - Horsetail

HEIGHT - 79'

WIDTH - 10'

ELEVATION - 5114'

GPS - N 48 44.253', W 121 48.180'

DIRECTIONS - No directions provided. Dangerous access.

Skaleek Falls is the uppermost waterfall on the middle of the three streams. The waterfall drops 79' over a double-stepped waterfall. The creek flows out of the glacier and begins its decent right next to the amazing rock formation I call the Wall of Jericho. "Skaleek" is my Americanized version of a Salish word that means "high on the mountain". This waterfall, at nearly a mile above sea level, is certainly high on the mountain so I thought the name was fitting.