Borealis Falls is a waterfall in Skagit County, Washington, in the North Cascades region, with a total height of about 2,000 feet. It lies about 34 miles northeast of Darrington and roughly 63.4 miles northeast of Marysville as the crow flies.
At 2,000 feet it is among the ten tallest of the 941 Washington waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 6th. The water comes down as a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another, combined with a cascade character.
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.
There are 178 recorded waterfalls in Skagit County. Tricouni Falls, a tiered cascade waterfall, is under a mile away. Waterfall 35 mi NE of Darrington, is about 1.1 miles away. South Tricouni Falls, a tiered cascade waterfall, is about 1.3 miles away.
Borealis Falls is located at 48.5950° N, 121.0639° 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.