Upper Rainbow Creek Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Rainbow Creek in Clallam County, Washington, in the Coast Range region. It lies about 9.4 miles east of Forks and roughly 86.4 miles west of Shoreline as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet.
The Coast Range is a belt of steep, deeply dissected hills along the Pacific, wrapped in dense temperate rainforest of Douglas fir, western hemlock, Sitka spruce and red alder. Heavy winter rain feeds short, fast creeks lined with ferns, salmonberry and moss that drop steeply toward the ocean or the Columbia. Rainbow Creek carries 5 recorded waterfalls along its course.
There are 49 recorded waterfalls in Clallam County. Rainbow Creek Falls, a 35-foot tiered horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. North Fork Sitkum Falls, 20 feet high, is about 1.7 miles away. Seven Step Falls, is about 2.8 miles away.
Upper Rainbow Creek Falls is located at 47.9557° N, 124.1821° 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.