Burns Creek Falls is a 125-foot waterfall on Burns Creek in Chelan County, Washington, in the North Cascades region. It lies about 11.9 miles west of Granite Falls and roughly 77 miles east of Sammamish as the crow flies.
At 125 feet it is taller than the typical Washington waterfall of about 82 feet, ranking 334th of 941 with a recorded height. The tallest single drop is 75 feet. By form it is a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another, combined with a horsetail character. It falls in 2 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.
Chelan County holds 183 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. McCrea Creek Falls, a horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Signal Peak Falls, a 300-foot tiered plunge waterfall, is under a mile away. Brennegan Creek Falls, a 130-foot tiered plunge waterfall, is about 1.6 miles away.
Burns Creek Falls is located at 47.9048° N, 120.4695° 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.