Troublesome Falls is a waterfall in Snohomish County, Washington, in the North Cascades region, with a total height of about 110 feet. It lies about 16.3 miles east of Gold Bar and roughly 38.1 miles northeast of Sammamish as the crow flies.
At 110 feet it is taller than the typical Washington waterfall of about 82 feet, ranking 374th 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.
There are 224 recorded waterfalls in Snohomish County. San Juan Falls, a 730-foot tiered horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Unnamed waterfall on Bear Creek, is about 1.6 miles away. Bear Creek Falls, a 25-foot tiered plunge waterfall, is about 1.6 miles away.
Troublesome Falls is located at 47.8898° N, 121.3479° 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.