Deer Falls is an 84-foot waterfall on North Fork Skykomish River in Snohomish County, Washington, in the North Cascades region. It lies about 19 miles east of Gold Bar and roughly 41.1 miles northeast of Sammamish as the crow flies.
At 84 feet it is taller than the typical Washington waterfall of about 82 feet, ranking 462nd of 941 with a recorded height. By form it is a veiling waterfall, a thin sheet of water spread over the rock face, combined with a horsetail 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. North Fork Skykomish River carries 5 recorded waterfalls, and Deer Falls is the tallest of them.
Snohomish County holds 224 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Lower Deer Falls, a 34-foot veiling cascade waterfall, is under a mile away. Unnamed waterfall on North Fork Skykomish River, is about 1.7 miles away. Unnamed waterfall on North Fork Skykomish River, is about 2.3 miles away.
Deer Falls is located at 47.9213° N, 121.2978° 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.