Gold Run Falls is a waterfall in Whatcom County, Washington, in the North Cascades region, with a total height of about 294 feet. It lies about 21.4 miles east of Peaceful Valley and roughly 38.9 miles east of Bellingham as the crow flies.
At 294 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Washington’s 941 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 133rd; the typical Washington waterfall is about 82 feet. The tallest single drop is 163 feet. The water comes down as 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.
There are 348 recorded waterfalls in Whatcom County. Swamp Creek Falls, a 650-foot tiered horsetail waterfall, is about 1.7 miles away. Tomyhoi Peak Falls, is about 2.3 miles away. Waterfall 23 mi E of Peaceful Valley, is about 2.6 miles away.
Gold Run Falls is located at 48.9377° N, 121.6755° 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.