Bacon Lake Falls

Bacon Lake Falls occurs where the melt stream originating from the larger of the two lobes of Bacon Peak's Green Lake Glacier exits from colloquially named Bacon Lake (or Bacon Laken as it is more affectionately known) as the stream descends to enter into the south end of North Cascade National Park's Green Lake. Upon exiting Bacon Lake the stream immediately pitches into a curvaceous waterslide as it accelerates towards Green Lake, and then without pause shifts into a much steeper horsetail type fall which reverts into a sheer plunge in an convex fashion, and then after impacting on the bedrock below cascades a bit further before terminating in a long talus slope which sees the creek run into Green Lake. The nearly continuous shift in direction the falls exhibit gives the waterfall an overall shape similar in appearance to a question mark. Because of its proximity to the source of the stream in the Green Lake Glacier, the creek which produces this waterfall will vary in volume considerably depending on the daily temperature. During the spring melt season the falls should flow heavily fairly consistently, but once the winter snow pack has melted and the stream relies entirely on glacial melt, the warmer the temperature reaches during the afternoon, the heavier the flow of the falls will be. Peak flow period for the falls may vary any time between late June and late August.We had previously listed this waterfall as Bacon Peak Falls but have opted to change the name to a slightly more appropriate variant.