Klahanie Falls is a waterfall on Bear Creek in Skagit County, Washington, in the North Cascades region, with a total height of about 59 feet. It lies about 24.2 miles east of Sedro-Woolley and roughly 35.8 miles east of Bellingham as the crow flies.
At 59 feet it is on the modest side for Washington, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 82 feet; it ranks 577th of 941. The water comes down as a plunge, where the water drops vertically and loses contact with the rock face.
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. Bear Creek carries 14 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 106 feet.
There are 178 recorded waterfalls in Skagit County. Lower Klahanie Falls, a 72-foot cascade waterfall, is under a mile away. Mesachie Falls, a 106-foot cascade waterfall, is under a mile away. Laplash Falls, a 47-foot cascade waterfall, is under a mile away.
Klahanie Falls is located at 48.6141° N, 121.7338° 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.