Fletcher Falls is a 1,000-foot waterfall in Snohomish County, Washington, in the North Cascades region. It lies about 15.2 miles southeast of Darrington and roughly 34.1 miles east of Marysville as the crow flies.
At 1,000 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Washington’s 941 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 27th; the typical Washington waterfall is about 82 feet. By form it is a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another, combined with a cascade 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.
Snohomish County holds 224 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Red Rock Falls, a 700-foot tiered cascade waterfall, is under a mile away. Old Government Falls, an 83-foot tiered cascade waterfall, is about 1.4 miles away. Waterfall 13.8 mi SE of Darrington, a 250-foot tiered horsetail waterfall, is about 1.7 miles away.
Fletcher Falls is located at 48.0629° N, 121.4397° 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.