Merritt Falls is a waterfall in Chelan County, Washington, in the North Cascades region, with a total height of about 200 feet. It lies about 14.6 miles northwest of Leavenworth and roughly 58.4 miles east of Sammamish as the crow flies.
At 200 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Washington’s 941 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 199th; the typical Washington waterfall is about 82 feet. The water comes down as a horsetail, where the water keeps some contact with the bedrock as it falls.
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 183 recorded waterfalls in Chelan County. Gill Creek Falls, 100 feet high, is under a mile away. Donald Falls, is about 3.2 miles away. Lower Chiwaukum Creek Falls, is about 3.9 miles away.
Merritt Falls is located at 47.7704° N, 120.8399° 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.