Ash Creek Falls is a 290-foot waterfall on Ash Creek in Siskiyou County, California, in the Cascades region. It lies about 10.3 miles north of McCloud and roughly 58.1 miles north of Redding as the crow flies.
At 290 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of California’s 286 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 50th; the typical California waterfall is about 70 feet. By form it is a horsetail, where the water keeps some contact with the bedrock as it falls.
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. Ash Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Ash Creek Falls is the tallest of them.
Siskiyou County holds 39 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Lower Ash Creek Falls, is under a mile away. Clear Creek Falls, is about 1.9 miles away. Mud Creek Falls, 150 feet high, is about 2.2 miles away.
Ash Creek Falls is located at 41.4053° N, 122.1381° 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 position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.