West Quartz Creek Falls is a waterfall on West Quartz Creek in Yakima County, Washington, in the Eastern Cascades Slopes and Foothills region, with a total height of about 126 feet. It lies about 16.5 miles southwest of Cle Elum and roughly 41.5 miles northwest of Yakima as the crow flies.
At 126 feet it is taller than the typical Washington waterfall of about 82 feet, ranking 330th of 941 with a recorded height. The water comes down as a plunge, where the water drops vertically and loses contact with the rock face.
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.
There are 76 recorded waterfalls in Yakima County. Salmon Falls, a 10-foot cascade waterfall, is about 1.3 miles away. Horsetail Falls, a 57-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 2.3 miles away. Devil Creek Falls, a 76-foot tiered plunge waterfall, is about 4.2 miles away.
West Quartz Creek Falls is located at 47.0069° N, 121.1552° 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.