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TATASUM FALLS
RATING - 24.2

VR - 1.8 (Small)               HR - 9.0                  SR - 8/20

TYPE OF APPROACH - Trail

DIFFICULTY - Easy

LOCATION - Swift Creek Trail

TYPE - Tiered

HEIGHT - 662' *

WIDTH - 40'

GPS - N48 49' 26.71", W121 40' 27.91"

ELEVATION - 3600'

 Tatasum is a Nooksack word meaning "above us".  From the Swift Creek Trail, this tall waterfall is certainly above you.  From the trail, 480' worth of waterfall can be seen.  I measured the top of the cliff at 662'.  The view from Artists Point is further away, but the upper section of the falls can also be seen.  This waterfall isn't worth the hike by itself, but if for some reason you're hiking the Swift Creek Trail, you'll pass right by it anyway.
DIRECTIONS - Drive to Artists Point at the end of the Mt. Baker Highway.  Follow the trail up towards Huntoon Point.  The falls can be seen to the southwest.  Alternately, the creek is crossed just downstream from the falls about 4.5 mile along the Swift Creek Trail.

NEARBY WATERFALLS -  Agathot Falls, Chokwil Falls, Coleman Falls, Hanging Rock Falls, Huntoon Falls, Lower Chowash Falls, Lower Tatasum Falls, Middle Agathot Falls, Popahomy Falls, Ptarmigan Falls, Qanqan Falls, Upper Popahomy Falls
ADDITIONAL PICTURES (CLICK TO ENLARGE)
Closer view from Artists Point     Tatasum Falls from Swift Creek Trail

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