Boyd Creek
Boyd Creek is a stream in Whatcom, Washington. Boyd Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Glacier.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church Mountain and Nooksack Falls.
Church Mountain
Peak
Photo: Danust, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church Mountain is a 6,315-foot mountain summit located north of Mount Baker in Whatcom County in the U.S. state of Washington. The summit affords a 360 degree view of the area, which includes Mount Baker to the south and Mount Shuksan to the southeast. Church Mountain is situated 2 miles northwest of Boyd Creek.
Nooksack Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Murderbike, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nooksack Falls is a waterfall along the North Fork of the Nooksack River in Whatcom County, Washington. The water flows through a narrow valley and drops freely 88 feet into a deep rocky river canyon. Nooksack Falls is situated 2½ miles east of Boyd Creek.
Nooksack Falls Hydroelectric Power Plant
Power station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The 1500-kilowatt capacity Nooksack Falls Hydroelectric Power Plant was constructed at Nooksack Falls on the Nooksack River in 1906 by Stone & Webster, which is the second oldest operating facility in western Washington. Nooksack Falls Hydroelectric Power Plant is situated 2½ miles east of Boyd Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glacier.
Glacier
Hamlet
Photo: ravas51, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glacier is a census-designated place in the North Fork Nooksack River Valley, at an elevation of 906 ft, just 10 miles northwest of the Mount Baker Summit towering nearly 10,000 ft above it, in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. Glacier is situated 4 miles west of Boyd Creek.
Boyd Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Whatcom, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
48.90068° or 48° 54′ 2″ northLongitude
-121.86264° or 121° 51′ 46″ westElevation
1,243 feet (379 metres)Open location code
84WWW42P+7WGeoNames ID
5787992
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