Cave Ridge Falls is a waterfall in King County, Washington, in the North Cascades region, with a total height of about 350 feet. It lies about 15.5 miles east of Tanner and roughly 33.7 miles southeast of Sammamish as the crow flies.
At 350 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Washington’s 941 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 103rd; the typical Washington waterfall is about 82 feet. The water comes down as a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another, combined with a cascade character. It falls in 3 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.
There are 236 recorded waterfalls in King County. Alpental Falls, a 250-foot horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Fall Into The Wall, a 22-foot plunge waterfall, is about 1.3 miles away. Source Lake Falls, a 120-foot tiered horsetail waterfall, is about 1.5 miles away.
Cave Ridge Falls is located at 47.4477° N, 121.4165° 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.