Upper Summit Creek Falls is a waterfall on Summit Creek in Klickitat County, Washington, in the Eastern Cascades Slopes and Foothills region. It lies about 18.1 miles northwest of Goldendale and roughly 49.9 miles southwest of Yakima as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data.
The Eastern Cascades Slopes and Foothills lie in the rain shadow of the Cascade crest, with open ponderosa pine forest, lodgepole pine and dry meadows on volcanic terrain. Spring-fed rivers on the porous lava ground stay remarkably steady through the year. Summit Creek carries 5 recorded waterfalls along its course.
Klickitat County holds 19 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Summit Creek Falls, is under a mile away. Wonder Falls, a 66-foot cascade waterfall, is about 3.4 miles away. Outlet Falls, a 69-foot plunge waterfall, is about 4.1 miles away.
Upper Summit Creek Falls is located at 46.0036° N, 121.0906° 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.