Asbestos Creek Falls is an 800-foot waterfall on Asbestos Creek in Snohomish County, Washington, in the North Cascades region. It lies about 4.5 miles south of Darrington and roughly 29.2 miles east of Marysville as the crow flies.
At 800 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Washington’s 941 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 40th; the typical Washington waterfall is about 82 feet. The tallest single drop is 200 feet. By form it is a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another, combined with a horsetail character. It falls in 11 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.
Snohomish County holds 224 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Asbestos Falls, a 55-foot plunge punchbowl waterfall, is under a mile away. Helena Creek Falls, is under a mile away. Jumbo Mountain Falls, a 200-foot plunge waterfall, is about 1 miles away.
Asbestos Creek Falls is located at 48.1918° N, 121.5806° 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.