Whitewater Run WA Class V+

Upstream of Miller Rd. Bridge

Miller, West Fork

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Description
SEASON: Fall rains and spring snowmelt FUN FACT: Extreme steep creeking TAKEOUT: Turn onto NE Old Cascade Highway from Hwy. 2 at mile 45.9 (you'll see the sign for Money Creek campground). Follow this road 0.9 miles to Miller River Road (FR 6410). Drive to the West Fork bridge (mile 3.5 and elevation 1270'). Check road conditions with Mt. Baker - Snoqulamie National Forest; follow link to the forest road conditions report under the recreation link. PUT-IN: An old jeep trail, officially closed to vehicles in fall 2000, parallels the river along river left. The gradient tapers off and you can find a good put-in after about two miles of hiking and scouting. DESCRIPTION: Some extremely steep boulder gardens and a couple of marginally runnable waterfalls. Tao Berman ran the upper one known as Borderline and Bryan Urakawa ran the lower one which is Immigration Falls. You can scout the run as you hike to the put-in. Log hazards have been significant in recent years. Submit a comment if you have a good photo, wish to contribute a run description, or would like to take over as Streamkeeper. lat/long approximate by Tiger server for additional information see: - Mike Lawson's description in: Bennett, J. and T. Bennett. 1997. A guide to the whitewater rivers of Washington, second edition. Swiftwater Publishing. Portland, OR. - Skykomish Ranger District - USFS Mt. Baker - Snoqualmie \ National Forest website

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Difficulty
Class V+
Length
1.3 mi
Gradient
312 ft/mi
max 640
Rapids
0
1 Hazard
Difficulty Classes
I Easy II Novice III Intermediate IV Advanced V Expert/Extreme VI Unrunnable
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
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