Silver Falls is a waterfall on Silver Creek in Chelan County, Washington, in the North Cascades region, with a total height of about 120 feet. It lies about 15.6 miles west of Granite Falls and roughly 75.2 miles east of Sammamish as the crow flies.
At 120 feet it is taller than the typical Washington waterfall of about 82 feet, ranking 346th of 941 with a recorded height. The water comes down as a veiling waterfall, a thin sheet of water spread over the rock face, combined with a horsetail character.
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. Silver Creek carries 9 recorded waterfalls, and Silver Falls is the tallest of them.
There are 183 recorded waterfalls in Chelan County. Fish Tail Falls, a 25-foot cascade waterfall, is about 1.7 miles away. Lake Creek Falls, is about 1.8 miles away. Pope Creek Falls, is about 1.9 miles away.
Silver Falls is located at 47.9616° N, 120.5325° 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.