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AGATHOT FALLS
RATING - 20.0

VR - 2 (Small)               HR - 5                  SR - 10/20

TYPE OF APPROACH - Trail

DIFFICULTY - Medium

LOCATION - Swift Creek Trail

TYPE - Horsetail

HEIGHT - 109' *

WIDTH - 10'

GPS - N48 49' 40.59", W121 40' 0.95"

ELEVATION - 3581'

 Agathot Falls from the north side of the canyonAgathot Falls is the only one of the waterfalls in the Swift Creek area that can be viewed clearly and up close with any ease.  The trail crosses the stream just above the falls.  As the creek reaches the cliff, it horsetails 109' in a pretty waterfall, starting out with a shallow slope and ending nearly vertically.  Agathot Creek contains two more downstream a short distance.  These are a little more difficult to view, but the middle one is certainly worth your trouble if you're in the area.  Agathot is a Nooksack word meaning "swift waters" so I thought the name was fitting for a tributary of Swift Creek.  Agathot Creek is fairly small but maintains its flow for the entire time the trail is snowfree and probably all year long.
DIRECTIONS - Drive to the Lake Anne Trailhead near the end of Mt. Baker Highway.  Head down the trail and take the Swift Creek Trail at about 2.5 miles.  The trail travels through beautiful meadows for about 1 mile until it crosses this creek (first "major" creek).  Backtrack down the trail for a couple hundred feet until you come to a little grassy area on the west side of the trail.  Scramble through the brush down hill and then cut over to the edge of the canyon for a nice view of the falls.

NEARBY WATERFALLS -  Huntoon Falls, Lower Popahomy Falls, Lower Tatasum Falls, Middle Agathot Falls, Popahomy Falls, Ptarmigan Falls, Tatasum Falls, Upper Popahomy Falls
ADDITIONAL PICTURES (CLICK TO ENLARGE) AND VIDEO 
Agathot Falls and the surrounding canyon     Close up of Agathot Falls             

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