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MIDDLE ANDESITE FALLS
RATING - 32.0

VR - 4 (Med/Sm)               HR - 4                  SR -16/20

TYPE OF APPROACH - Bushwhack

DIFFICULTY - Extremely Difficult

LOCATION - Mt. Baker Recreation Area

TYPE - Tiered

HEIGHT - 53'

WIDTH - 5'

ELEVATION - 4401'

GPS - N 48 44.124', W 121 47.953'

Close up look at the lower tier

The Sandy Creek Basin is one of the most desolate, rugged, and most difficult to access locations on all of Mt. Baker.  However, the area is also home to a plethora of waterfalls and some of the most unique and amazing geology on the entire mountain.  Three major streams flow out of the Squak Glacier in the area and each one contains multiple waterfalls along their courses.

Middle Andesite Falls is a pretty set of waterfalls located just upstream from the awesome Andesite Falls.  The waterfall consists of a 38' tall upper tier and a 15' tall lower tier.  Unlike most of the Sandy Creek Basin, this creek, particularly around this waterfall, is fairly green and lush.  There are a lot of flowers and vegetation around the falls that contrast beautifully with the rugged volcanic rocks in the area.
DIRECTIONS - From Upper Andesite Falls, follow the edge of the canyon downstream for a couple hundred feet to the upper tier.  The lower tier is a little trickier to view but can be done.  The top of 256' tall Andesite Falls is just downstream from the lower tier so DON'T FALL!

NEARBY WATERFALLS - Andesite Falls, Double Falls, Kathryn Falls, Middle Andesite Falls, Middle Sandy Creek Falls, Skaleek Falls, South Squak Glacier Falls, Squak Glacier Falls, Upper Sandy Creek Falls
ADDITIONAL PICTURES (CLICK TO ENLARGE)
Middle Andesite Falls from near the bottom     Upper tier of Middle Andesite Falls

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