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LOWER TATASUM FALLS
RATING - 18.8

VR - 1.8 (Small)               HR - 6.0                  SR - 8/20

TYPE OF APPROACH - Trail + Bushwhack

DIFFICULTY - Difficult

LOCATION - Swift Creek Trail

TYPE - Tiered

HEIGHT - 136' *

WIDTH - 5'

GPS - N48 49' 40.04", W121 40' 48.84"

ELEVATION - 3140'

 Close up view of Lower Tatasum FallsLower Tatasum Falls is a plunging waterfall that appears to drop somewhere around 80' in height.  The falls are located a short distance downstream from the Swift Creek Trail and should be accessible by bushwhacking down the west side of the creek.  The falls can also be seen distantly from the Ptarmigan Ridge Trail, but you have to know where to look.  If I can get a closer view (which I will next summer), I'll post more detailed directions and the rating will go up.

          View from the Ptarmigan Ridge Trail
DIRECTIONS - Hike along the Lake Ann Trail near the end of the Mt. Baker Highway.  In about 2 miles, take a right onto the Swift Creek Trail.  Follow this trail for a couple miles to a view of Tatasum Falls.  Bushwhack down the east side of the creek for a few hundred feet to a view of the falls.

NEARBY WATERFALLS -  Agathot Falls, Chokwil Falls, Coleman Falls, Hanging Rock Falls, Huntoon Falls, Lower Chowash Falls, Middle Agathot Falls, Popahomy Falls, Ptarmigan Falls, Qanqan Falls, Tatasum Falls, Upper Popahomy Falls

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