Black Jack Falls is a waterfall on Slate Creek in Shasta County, California, in the Klamath Mountains/California High North Coast Range region, with a total height of about 18 feet. It lies about 18.8 miles southwest of Dunsmuir and roughly 27.2 miles north of Redding as the crow flies.
At 18 feet it is on the modest side for California, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 70 feet; it ranks 260th of 286.
The Klamath Mountains and California High North Coast Range are a rugged, geologically complex region of steep ridges and deep river canyons with mixed conifer and hardwood forest, including redwoods near the coast. Wild rivers and steep creeks drop through rocky gorges. Slate Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Black Jack Falls is the tallest of them.
There are 43 recorded waterfalls in Shasta County. Poker Falls, is about 1 miles away. Salt Creek Falls, is about 7.8 miles away. Sweetbriar Falls, 15 feet high, is about 12.8 miles away.
Black Jack Falls is located at 40.9769° N, 122.4605° 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 position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.