East Smith Creek Falls is a waterfall in Skamania County, Washington, in the Cascades region, with a total height of about 216 feet. It lies about 24.4 miles south of Morton and roughly 49.3 miles northeast of Vancouver as the crow flies.
At 216 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Washington’s 941 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 190th; the typical Washington waterfall is about 82 feet. The water comes down as a plunge, where the water drops vertically and loses contact with the rock face.
The Cascades are a high volcanic range of snow-capped peaks, deep glacial valleys and dense conifer forest of Douglas fir, western hemlock and true firs, with abundant rain and snow on the western slopes. Basalt cliffs and lava flows give the region one of the highest concentrations of waterfalls in the country.
There are 244 recorded waterfalls in Skamania County. Upper East Smith Creek Falls, 131 feet high, is under a mile away. Blastzone Falls, is under a mile away. West Smith Creek Falls, is about 1.1 miles away.
East Smith Creek Falls is located at 46.2301° N, 122.0862° 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.