- Messier 87 (also known as Virgo A or NGC 4486, generally abbreviated to M87) is a supergiant elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo that contains several trillion stars. One of the largest and most massive galaxies in the local universe, it has a large population of globular clusters—about 15,000 compared with the 150–200 orbiting the Milky Way—and a jet of energetic plasma that originates at the core and extends at least 1,500 parsecs (4,900 light-years), traveling at a relativistic speed. It is one of the brightest radio sources in the sky and a popular target for both amateur and professional astronomers.
- McCoy Creek Falls (waterfallsnorthwest.com)
McCoy Creek is a small to moderate sized stream which originates in a handful of small lakes on the north slope of the mountains due south of the town of Sultan. As the creek makes its final tumble to meet the Skykomish River it produces a surprisingly significant waterfall considering how low in the valley and how close to the Puget Sound lowlands it is. The falls have a total drop of 58 feet as the creek veils out across a semi-bulbous cliff face before contracting into a narrow sluice at its base. Just upstream from the falls is the remnants of a small concrete dam which suggests the stream was at one time used for a small amount of hydro power (it likely isn’t old enough, nor is the stream big enough to have been related to mill operation).