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HELIOTROPE FALLS
RATING - 44.0

VR - 4 (M/Sm)               HR - 8.0                  SR - 12/20

TYPE - Segmented

HEIGHT - 400'

WIDTH - 10'

TYPE OF APPROACH - Trail

DIFFICULTY - Fairly Difficult

LOCATION - Glacier Creek Road

GPS- N48 47.221 W121 51.388

ELEVATION - 6517'

Heliotrope Falls is basically an accent to the stunning view of Mt. Baker and the Coleman Glacier from the end of the trail.  The the waterfall might be a footnote, it is still an impressive sight, dropping around 400' over about a 1/4 mile stretch.  There are two main segments of the falls, the one pictured here is a narrow flume of water while the right hand segment spreads out into wider flows.  The amount of water can vary a lot depending on how much snow and ice is melting.
DIRECTIONS - Follow the directions to Rock Gnome Falls.  Continue another 3/4 of a mile to the end of the trail where the falls can be seen.

NEARBY WATERFALLS - Eldridge Falls, Hogsback Falls, Kulshan Falls, Rock Gnome Falls, Roosevelt Falls, Smith Creek Falls, Tennant Falls, Twin Falls
OTHER PICTURES (CLICK TO ENLARGE)
One of the many small waterfalls at the headwaters of Heliotrope Creek.    

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