San Juan Falls is a waterfall in Snohomish County, Washington, in the North Cascades region, with a total height of about 730 feet. It lies about 15.9 miles east of Gold Bar and roughly 37.5 miles northeast of Sammamish as the crow flies.
At 730 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Washington’s 941 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 45th; the typical Washington waterfall is about 82 feet. The water comes down as 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.
There are 224 recorded waterfalls in Snohomish County. Troublesome Falls, a 110-foot veiling horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Unnamed waterfall on Bear Creek, is about 1 miles away. Spire Mountain Falls, is about 1.1 miles away.
San Juan Falls is located at 47.8834° N, 121.3566° 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.