White Chuck Falls is a 500-foot waterfall on White Chuck River in Snohomish County, Washington, in the North Cascades region. It lies about 24.6 miles southeast of Darrington and roughly 47.6 miles east of Marysville as the crow flies.
At 500 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Washington’s 941 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 68th; the typical Washington waterfall is about 82 feet. The tallest single drop is 200 feet.
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. White Chuck River carries 3 recorded waterfalls, and White Chuck Falls is the tallest of them.
Snohomish County holds 224 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. South White Chuck Falls, is under a mile away. Middle White Chuck Falls, is under a mile away. White Chuck Glacier Falls, a 250-foot horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away.
White Chuck Falls is located at 48.0689° N, 121.1472° 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 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.