Forest Glen Falls is a 42-foot waterfall in Skagit County, Washington, in the North Cascades region. It lies about 23.7 miles northeast of Darrington and roughly 53.1 miles northeast of Marysville as the crow flies.
At 42 feet it is on the modest side for Washington, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 82 feet; it ranks 676th of 941. The tallest single drop is 22 feet. By form it is a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another, combined with a horsetail 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.
Skagit County holds 178 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Lower Forest Glen Falls, is under a mile away. Unnamed waterfall on Found Creek, is about 1.4 miles away. Hard Creek Falls, a 175-foot tiered horsetail waterfall, is about 1.7 miles away.
Forest Glen Falls is located at 48.5026° N, 121.2431° 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.