Hundred Step Falls is a waterfall on Twentytwo Creek in Snohomish County, Washington, in the North Cascades region, with a total height of about 225 feet. It lies about 9.6 miles east of Granite Falls and roughly 19.2 miles east of Marysville as the crow flies.
At 225 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Washington’s 941 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 183rd; the typical Washington waterfall is about 82 feet. The tallest single drop is 100 feet. The water comes down as a segmented waterfall, splitting into two or more separate streams as it falls, combined with a cascade character. It falls in 4 drops.
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. Twentytwo Creek carries 5 recorded waterfalls, and Hundred Step Falls is the tallest of them.
There are 224 recorded waterfalls in Snohomish County. Apron Falls, is under a mile away. Confusion Falls, a 134-foot tiered horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Humpback Falls, a 23-foot horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away.
Hundred Step Falls is located at 48.0717° N, 121.7615° 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.