Perry Creek Falls is a 101-foot waterfall on Perry Creek in Snohomish County, Washington, in the North Cascades region. It lies about 13.6 miles southeast of Darrington and roughly 33 miles east of Marysville as the crow flies.
At 101 feet it is taller than the typical Washington waterfall of about 82 feet, ranking 396th of 941 with a recorded height. The tallest single drop is 61 feet. By form it is a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another, combined with a horsetail 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. Perry Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Perry Creek Falls is the tallest of them.
Snohomish County holds 224 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Waterfall 13.8 mi SE of Darrington, a 250-foot tiered horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Waterfall 14 mi SE of Darrington, a 250-foot horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Pitchfork Falls, an 800-foot segmented horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away.
Perry Creek Falls is located at 48.0810° N, 121.4636° 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.