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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. The falls are viewable from the forested cover near the cliffs edge. The falls are a short 2/3 of a mile drive off the Mount Baker Highway, Washington. The falls were featured in the hunting scene of the movie The Deer Hunter.
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- ↑ Percival R. Jeffcott (1963) Chechaco and Sourdough, Being an Account of the Hectic Pursuit of Gold in the Mt. Baker Mining District of Whatcom County, Washington, 1858-1960
- ↑ Wolff, Fritz E.; Brookshier, Matthew I.; Norman, David K. (2008), INACTIVE AND ABANDONED MINE LANDS — Boundary Red Mountain Mine, Mt. Baker Mining District, Whatcom County, Washington (PDF), Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Information Circular 99
- ↑ Wolff, Fritz E.; McKay, Donald T.; Brookshier, Matthew I.; Norman, David K. (2005), INACTIVE AND ABANDONED MINE LANDS — Lone Jack Mine, Mt. Baker Mining District, Whatcom County, Washington (PDF), Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Information Circular 98
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