Kulshan Falls is a 215-foot waterfall on Kulshan Creek in Whatcom County, Washington, in the North Cascades region. It lies about 15.9 miles southeast of Peaceful Valley and roughly 28.1 miles east of Bellingham as the crow flies.
At 215 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Washington’s 941 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 191st; the typical Washington waterfall is about 82 feet. The tallest single drop is 94 feet. By form it is a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another, combined with a horsetail character. It falls in 5 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.
Whatcom County holds 348 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Tennant Falls, a 153-foot tiered cascade waterfall, is under a mile away. Rock Gnome Falls, a 74-foot plunge waterfall, is under a mile away. Eldridge Falls, a 240-foot veiling horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away.
Kulshan Falls is located at 48.7961° N, 121.8731° 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.