ELDRIDGE FALLS |
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30.0 TYPE - Fan HEIGHT - 150' WIDTH - 20' TYPE OF APPROACH - Trail DIFFICULTY - Fairly Difficult LOCATION - Glacier Creek Road GPS- N48 47.576 W121 52.290 ELEVATION - 5350' |
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DIRECTIONS - Follow the Heliotrope Ridge Trail for about two miles until it
cross the West Fork of Heliotrope Creek. The falls can be seen
upstream from here. Closer views can be had by taking the Climbers'
Trail up the Hogsback. NEARBY WATERFALLS - Heliotrope Falls, Hogsback Falls, Kulshan Falls, Rock Gnome Falls, Roosevelt Falls, Smith Creek Falls, Tennant Falls, Twin Falls |
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Eldridge
Falls is one of the many small volume waterfalls that are located near the
end of the Heliotrope Ridge Trail. The small stream veils down about
150' from the meadows above into the forests below. The falls can be
seen partially from the trail and slightly better views can be had from the
Climbers' Trail. Like the other waterfalls in the area, this one is
overshadowed by the amazing views of Mt. Baker. Come for the mountain
views, but check out the waterfalls while you're there. On my recent
visit, the lower half of the waterfall was covered with a pile of snow.
I have named the falls after settler Edward Eldridge, who was one of the
first people to summit Mt. Baker along with Edmund Coleman.