Cedar Hollow Falls is a waterfall on Happy Creek in Whatcom County, Washington, in the North Cascades region, with a total height of about 126 feet. It lies about 41 miles northeast of Darrington and roughly 65 miles east of Bellingham as the crow flies.
At 126 feet it is taller than the typical Washington waterfall of about 82 feet, ranking 330th of 941 with a recorded height. The tallest single drop is 47 feet. The water comes down as a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another, combined with a plunge 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. Happy Creek carries 3 recorded waterfalls, and Cedar Hollow Falls is the tallest of them.
There are 348 recorded waterfalls in Whatcom County. Strandberg Falls, a 117-foot horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. John Pierce Falls, a 66-foot tiered horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Upper John Pierce Falls, a 157-foot tiered horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away.
Cedar Hollow Falls is located at 48.7297° N, 121.0618° 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.