Grotto, Washington

Money Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Washington.Money Creek was named for the fact money was invested in mines near the stream's course.

The Miller River is a river in King County, Washington. Named for 1890s prospector John Miller, it is a tributary of the Skykomish River, which it joins near the community of Miller River (which was, prior to World War I, known as Berlin). The Miller River is about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) long from the confluence of its main tributaries, the East Fork and West Fork. Miller River Campground is located just downriver from the confluence.

Baring Mountain (or Mount Baring), is a peak in the central part of the Cascade Range of Washington, United States. It lies about 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of the Skykomish River and US Highway 2, at the western edge of the Cascades in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. It is about 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Mount Index and Barclay Lake at its base is accessible via Forest Road 6024 and a 2.2-mile (3.5 km) hike.Baring Mountain was previously known as Mount Index before being renamed in 1917. The peak currently named Mount Index was known as West Index Mountain until that time.Like Mount Index, Baring Mountain is a dramatic peak, because of its steep rise above low footings, the Skykomish River is at an elevation of only 760 feet (230 m), and particularly because of its large, sheer Northeast Face, which drops about 750 m (2,460 ft) in only 250 m (820 ft) and drops another 1,250 ft (380 m) at a lower angle to Barclay Lake. The first recorded ascent of Baring Mountain was on July 28, 1897, by John Charlton and Albert H. Sylvester. However given the nontechnical nature of the easiest ascent route a much earlier Native American ascent is possible. The standard route on the mountain is the Northwest Ridge Route, involving hiking (off-trail, some of it through brush) and a small amount of scrambling at the top. The northeast aspect of the peak is home to several routes of great length and technical difficulty (up to Grade VI, 5.12b). The northeast face was first climbed on July 13, 1960, by Ed Cooper and Don Gordon Claunch.The first BASE jump off Baring Mountain was done by Todd Higley and Josh Whipple, in August 2001. Michael McMurtrey, of Seattle, was the first to jump from Baring using a wingsuit, in June 2004.

The Mount Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest in Washington is a National Forest extending more than 140 miles (230 km) along the western slopes of the Cascade Range from the Canada–US border to the northern boundary of Mount Rainier National Park. Administered by the United States Forest Service, the forest is headquartered in Everett. There are local ranger district offices in North Bend and Skykomish.

Baring is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 220 at the 2010 United States Census. It is located on U.S. Highway 2 about 23 miles (37 km) west of Stevens Pass, along a very flat and straight three-mile section of highway that has been dubbed the "Baring Straight" (a play on the Bering Strait between Alaska and Russia), since US-2 is otherwise hilly and curvy through the mountains. The settlement was first known as "Salmon", but by 1909 it was known as Baring.

Skykomish Masonic Hall in Skykomish, Washington was built in 1924. It is a King County landmark.

Boner Lake is an alpine freshwater lake located on a prominent plateau at the eastern ridge of Crosby Mountain, a short distance south of Palmer Mountain and U.S. Route 2 by the community of Baring in King County, Washington. Boner Lake shares the high valley with Cement Lake, while Crosby Lake is at the opposite side of the Corsby Mountain ridge. Boner lake is surrounded by talus cliffs and slopes and gains access to Crosby Mountain starting at Bing Peak and old-growth forests and the associated logging spur. Boner Lake is a small 2.4 acres (0.97 ha) lake and it is stocked with golden trout.

The Great Northern Depot in Skykomish, Washington, United States, is a former train station and local history museum. It was built by the Great Northern Railway in 1894 to serve the town of Skykomish, which had been founded as a division point on the railroad. Its original location was on the south side of the tracks at 5th Street. In 1922, the depot was moved to its present location on the north side of the tracks at 4th Street.The depot is a one-story rectangular wood-frame building. It consisted of a passenger waiting room, the station agent's office and a freight room. The adjacent railyard was used by helper locomotives on the grade up to Stevens Pass.Passenger service to Skykomish ended in the 1950s, coinciding with the dismantling of Great Northern's electrified system through the town. In 1970, the Great Northern was merged into the Burlington Northern Railroad. The yard and buildings at Skykomish ceased to be used.The depot was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1997 as one of the last Great Northern depots still remaining in Washington state and for its association with railroad development in the state.The railyard adjacent to the depot had been seeping oil and heavy metals into the ground and nearby Skykomish River for most of the 20th century, requiring extensive environmental remediation. Following the discovery of contaminated soil and groundwater in the 1980s, Burlington Northern and its successor, BNSF Railway, agreed to fund several mitigation and cleanup projects under the supervision of the Washington State Department of Ecology. Most of the buildings in downtown Skykomish, including the depot, were temporarily moved for the cleanup project in the 2000s.The Great Northern depot was moved to a new city park in 2012 and was renovated for use as a visitors center and history museum, opened in 2016 by the Skykomish Historical Society. The area around the depot were converted into a ridable miniature railway that operates seasonally on a 7+1⁄2 in (190.5 mm) gauge with steam locomotives.

Skykomish is a town in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 161 as of the 2020 census, down from an estimated peak of "several thousand" in the 1920s.Located in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, 49 miles east of Everett, Washington, on the South Fork of the Skykomish River, Skykomish was founded as a railroad town. Today, it is mainly a stopping point for recreational access to the surrounding mountains, including skiing at nearby Stevens Pass. Being located in the far northeastern corner of King County, mountains deny Skykomish any road access to the rest of the county. Instead, U.S. Highway 2 (known in the area as the Cascade Highway) connects it with Snohomish County to the north and through Stevens Pass (17 miles east of town) to Chelan County.

Crosby Lake is an alpine freshwater lake located on a plateau at the northern skirt of Crosby Mountain, a short distance south of Red Mountain and Palmer Mountain in King County, Washington. Boner Lake is at the opposite side of the Crosby Mountain ridge. Crosby Lake is a small 1.4 acres (0.57 ha) lake and it is stocked with golden trout.

Coney Lake is a small alpine lake located in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in King County, Washington. Coney Lake sits in a bowl formed by a rocky double cliff bifurcation of the south ridge of Lennox Mountain that connects to Coney's Cones-South Peak. Coney Lake is the origin of Coney Creek, which is a tributary of the west fork of Miller River. Lake Kanim is situated over the opposite side of the ridge as Lennox Mountain splits towards Canoe Peak. Coney Creek exits down over 1000 feet to a cirque making a waterfall that hugs a crevice along the cliff face of the south skirt of Lennox Mountain.

The Beckler River is a tributary of the South Fork Skykomish River in the U.S. state of Washington in the United States. The Beckler River originates near Jack Pass and flows southeast about 5 miles (8.0 km) where it is joined by the Rapid River, its principal tributary. The Beckler then flows generally south for about 8 miles (13 km) to empty into the South Fork Skykomish River. The upper portion of the Beckler River flows through a narrow, steep, and densely forested valley with slopes rising 4,000 feet (1,200 m) and higher over the valley floor. Over its lower course the river valley widens slightly. In its last half-mile the valley opens out into the South Fork Skykomish valley. The only community in the region is Skykomish.Nearly all the Beckler River's tributaries, with the notable exception of Rapid River, exhibit steep mountain character with numerous cascades and rapids in narrow channels, boulders, and rocky bottoms. The Rapid River is similar in its upper portion, but moderates in its final 3 to 4 miles (4.8 to 6.4 km). Much of the Rapid River's drainage basin has been logged.Much of the Beckler River's drainage basin is within the Wild Sky Wilderness, although the main river itself is not. The Rapid River's basin is within the Wild Sky Wilderness and the Henry M. Jackson Wilderness. Parts of the main Rapid River itself are in both wildernesses. Both wildernesses are part of Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Forest Service Road 65, the Beckler River Road, runs north from U.S. Route 2 following the river to Jack Pass and connecting to Forest Service Road 63, the North Fork Skykomish Road.