Walupt Creek Falls is a 221-foot waterfall on Walupt Creek in Lewis County, Washington, in the Cascades region. It lies about 38 miles east of Morton and roughly 48.6 miles west of Yakima as the crow flies.
At 221 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Washington’s 941 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 186th; the typical Washington waterfall is about 82 feet. By form it is a veiling waterfall, a thin sheet of water spread over the rock face, combined with a horsetail character.
The Cascades are a high volcanic range of snow-capped peaks, deep glacial valleys and dense conifer forest of Douglas fir, western hemlock and true firs, with abundant rain and snow on the western slopes. Basalt cliffs and lava flows give the region one of the highest concentrations of waterfalls in the country. Walupt Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Walupt Creek Falls is the tallest of them.
Lewis County holds 180 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Upper Walupt Creek Falls, a 61-foot tiered horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Slip And Slide Falls, a 120-foot slide cascade waterfall, is under a mile away. Nannie Creek Falls, an 11-foot horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away.
Walupt Creek Falls is located at 46.4313° N, 121.4978° 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.