Rattlesnake Falls is a 92-foot waterfall on Rattlesnake Creek in Klickitat County, Washington, in the Eastern Cascades Slopes and Foothills region. It lies about 12.7 miles northeast of White Salmon and roughly 58.8 miles northeast of Gresham as the crow flies.
At 92 feet it is taller than the typical Washington waterfall of about 82 feet, ranking 432nd of 941 with a recorded height. By form it is a plunge, where the water drops vertically and loses contact with the rock face.
The Eastern Cascades Slopes and Foothills lie in the rain shadow of the Cascade crest, with open ponderosa pine forest, lodgepole pine and dry meadows on volcanic terrain. Spring-fed rivers on the porous lava ground stay remarkably steady through the year. Rattlesnake Creek carries 3 recorded waterfalls, and Rattlesnake Falls is the tallest of them.
Klickitat County holds 19 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Lower Rattlesnake Falls, is under a mile away. Major Creek Falls, is about 7.6 miles away. Double Drop, is about 7.8 miles away.
Rattlesnake Falls is located at 45.8827° N, 121.3445° 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.