Asbestos Falls is a waterfall on Clear Creek in Snohomish County, Washington, in the North Cascades region, with a total height of about 55 feet. It lies about 4.9 miles south of Darrington and roughly 29.3 miles east of Marysville as the crow flies.
At 55 feet it is on the modest side for Washington, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 82 feet; it ranks 597th of 941. The tallest single drop is 40 feet. The water comes down as a plunge, where the water drops vertically and loses contact with the rock face, combined with a punchbowl 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. Clear Creek carries 3 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 228 feet.
There are 224 recorded waterfalls in Snohomish County. Helena Creek Falls, is under a mile away. Asbestos Creek Falls, an 800-foot tiered horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Jumbo Mountain Falls, a 200-foot plunge waterfall, is under a mile away.
Asbestos Falls is located at 48.1867° N, 121.5750° 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.