Upper Morovitz Falls is a waterfall on Morovitz Creek in Whatcom County, Washington, in the North Cascades region, with a total height of about 25 feet. It lies about 24.4 miles southeast of Peaceful Valley and roughly 36.7 miles east of Bellingham as the crow flies.
At 25 feet it is on the modest side for Washington, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 82 feet; it ranks 811th of 941. The water comes down as a veiling waterfall, a thin sheet of water spread over the rock face, combined with a horsetail character.
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. Morovitz Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 50 feet.
There are 348 recorded waterfalls in Whatcom County. Lower Morovitz Falls, a 50-foot cascade waterfall, is under a mile away. Rainbow Falls, a 146-foot tiered plunge waterfall, is under a mile away. Lava Divide Falls, 992 feet high, is about 1.2 miles away.
Upper Morovitz Falls is located at 48.7624° N, 121.6818° 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.