Discovery Falls is a waterfall on Found Creek in Skagit County, Washington, in the North Cascades region, with a total height of about 300 feet. It lies about 20.6 miles northeast of Darrington and roughly 50.4 miles northeast of Marysville as the crow flies.
At 300 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Washington’s 941 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 121st; the typical Washington waterfall is about 82 feet.
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. Found Creek carries 3 recorded waterfalls, and Discovery Falls is the tallest of them.
There are 178 recorded waterfalls in Skagit County. Arrowhead Falls, is under a mile away. Neori Falls, is under a mile away. Snowking Falls, is about 1 miles away.
Discovery Falls is located at 48.4434° N, 121.2539° 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.