Excelsior Pass
Excelsior Pass is a mountain saddle in Whatcom, Washington and has an elevation of 5,394 feet.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nooksack Falls and Nooksack Falls Hydroelectric Power Plant.
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 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.
Excelsior Pass
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 5,394 feet
- Also known as: “Excelsior Mountain” and “Excelsior Point”
- Category: landform
- Location: Whatcom, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.93581° or 48° 56′ 9″ northLongitude
-121.79717° or 121° 47′ 50″ westElevation
5,394 feet (1,644 metres)Open location code
84WWW6P3+84OpenStreetMap ID
node 7888602391OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddleGeoNames ID
5794026
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Excelsior Peak and Excelsior Pass Trailhead.
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