Lava Divide Falls is a waterfall in Whatcom County, Washington, in the North Cascades region, with a total height of about 992 feet. It lies about 23.8 miles southeast of Peaceful Valley and roughly 35.6 miles east of Bellingham as the crow flies.
At 992 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Washington’s 941 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 34th; the typical Washington waterfall is about 82 feet. The tallest single drop is 300 feet. It falls in 8 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.
There are 348 recorded waterfalls in Whatcom County. Park Creek Falls, is about 1.2 miles away. Upper Morovitz Falls, a 25-foot veiling horsetail waterfall, is about 1.2 miles away. Blueberry Falls, a 53-foot tiered plunge waterfall, is about 1.3 miles away.
Lava Divide Falls is located at 48.7537° N, 121.7056° 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.