Whitney Falls is a 200-foot waterfall on Whitney Creek in Siskiyou County, California, in the Cascades region. It lies about 8 miles east of Weed and roughly 61 miles north of Redding as the crow flies.
At 200 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of California’s 286 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 60th; the typical California waterfall is about 70 feet.
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. Whitney Creek carries 5 recorded waterfalls, and Whitney Falls is the tallest of them.
Siskiyou County holds 39 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Lower Graham Creek Falls, is under a mile away. Middle Whitney Falls, is under a mile away. Upper Graham Creek Falls, is about 1.1 miles away.
Whitney Falls is located at 41.4614° N, 122.2400° 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.