Mackintosh Falls is a waterfall on Elliot Creek in Snohomish County, Washington, in the North Cascades region, with a total height of about 266 feet. It lies about 19.4 miles northeast of Gold Bar and roughly 37.9 miles east of Marysville as the crow flies.
At 266 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Washington’s 941 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 150th; the typical Washington waterfall is about 82 feet. The tallest single drop is 182 feet. The water comes down as a cascade, descending over a series of rock steps rather than in a single drop. It falls in 4 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 224 recorded waterfalls in Snohomish County. Bridal Veil Falls, a horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Sloan Peak Falls, is about 1.5 miles away. Waterfall 20 mi NE of Gold Bar, is about 2.2 miles away.
Mackintosh Falls is located at 48.0223° N, 121.3572° 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.