Archer Falls is a 218-foot waterfall on Archer Creek in Skamania County, Washington, in the Cascades region. It lies about 11 miles west of Cascade Locks and roughly 18 miles northeast of Gresham as the crow flies.
At 218 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Washington’s 941 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 189th; the typical Washington waterfall is about 82 feet. By form it is a plunge, where the water drops vertically and loses contact with the rock face.
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. Archer Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Archer Falls is the tallest of them.
Skamania County holds 244 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Cynthia Falls, a horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Upper Gable Falls, is under a mile away. Gable Falls, a 192-foot plunge waterfall, is about 1 miles away.
Archer Falls is located at 45.6299° N, 122.1102° 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.