Upper Hilt Creek Falls is a waterfall on Hilt Creek in Skagit County, Washington, in the North Cascades region, with a total height of about 150 feet. It lies about 13.5 miles north of Darrington and roughly 40.5 miles northeast of Marysville as the crow flies.
At 150 feet it is taller than the typical Washington waterfall of about 82 feet, ranking 280th of 941 with a recorded height. The tallest single drop is 42 feet. The water comes down as a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another, combined with a cascade character. It falls in 8 drops.
The North Cascades are a wilderness of jagged peaks, glaciers and deep, forested valleys of western hemlock, silver fir and Douglas fir, with some of the heaviest snowfall in the country. Meltwater from glaciers and snowfields pours down thousands of feet of cliffs in countless cascades and horsetail falls. Hilt Creek carries 3 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 240 feet.
There are 178 recorded waterfalls in Skagit County. Hilt Creek Falls, a 140-foot tiered horsetail waterfall, is about 2.2 miles away. White Falls, a 240-foot tiered horsetail waterfall, is about 2.3 miles away. Iron Creek Falls, a 365-foot tiered horsetail waterfall, is about 2.5 miles away.
Upper Hilt Creek Falls is located at 48.4438° N, 121.5232° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The creek name is confirmed against the federal Geographic Names Information System. The exact position has not yet been verified on aerial imagery, so treat the map pin as approximate. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.