Lillian Falls is a waterfall on Rocky Run Creek in Kittitas County, Washington, in the North Cascades region, with a total height of about 288 feet. It lies about 19.6 miles east of Tanner and roughly 38.3 miles southeast of Sammamish as the crow flies.
At 288 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Washington’s 941 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 135th; the typical Washington waterfall is about 82 feet. The tallest single drop is 253 feet. The water comes down as a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another, combined with a cascade character. It falls in 2 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. Rocky Run Creek carries 3 recorded waterfalls, and Lillian Falls is the tallest of them.
There are 86 recorded waterfalls in Kittitas County. Laura Falls, a 77-foot curtain waterfall, is under a mile away. Rocky Run Falls, a 183-foot tiered horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Twin Lakes Falls, a 250-foot cascade waterfall, is under a mile away.
Lillian Falls is located at 47.3998° N, 121.3414° 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.