Lower Cripple Creek Falls is a waterfall on Cripple Creek in King County, Washington, in the North Cascades region, with a total height of about 45 feet. It lies about 13 miles east of Tanner and roughly 29.5 miles east of Sammamish as the crow flies.
At 45 feet it is on the modest side for Washington, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 82 feet; it ranks 657th of 941. The tallest single drop is 25 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 3 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. Cripple Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 463 feet.
There are 236 recorded waterfalls in King County. Wild Dare Falls, a 391-foot tiered horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Tin Cup Joe Falls, a 463-foot segmented horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Dingford Creek Falls, a 100-foot tiered plunge waterfall, is about 1.2 miles away.
Lower Cripple Creek Falls is located at 47.5192° N, 121.4751° 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.