Lower Deer Falls is a waterfall on North Fork Skykomish River in Snohomish County, Washington, in the North Cascades region, with a total height of about 34 feet. It lies about 18.7 miles east of Gold Bar and roughly 40.9 miles northeast of Sammamish as the crow flies.
At 34 feet it is on the modest side for Washington, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 82 feet; it ranks 743rd of 941. The water comes down as a veiling waterfall, a thin sheet of water spread over the rock face, combined with a cascade character.
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. North Fork Skykomish River carries 5 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 84 feet.
There are 224 recorded waterfalls in Snohomish County. Deer Falls, an 84-foot veiling horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Unnamed waterfall on North Fork Skykomish River, is about 2 miles away. Blanca Lake Falls, 1,191 feet high, is about 2.2 miles away.
Lower Deer Falls is located at 47.9200° N, 121.3041° 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.