Green Lake Falls is a waterfall in Whatcom County, Washington, in the North Cascades region, with a total height of about 980 feet. It lies about 30.6 miles north of Darrington and roughly 45.6 miles east of Bellingham as the crow flies.
At 980 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Washington’s 941 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 35th; the typical Washington waterfall is about 82 feet. The tallest single drop is 460 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. Upper Green Lake Falls, a 91-foot segmented horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Bacon Lake Falls, a 447-foot horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Berdeen Falls, a 900-foot tiered plunge waterfall, is about 1 miles away.
Green Lake Falls is located at 48.6927° N, 121.4929° 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 position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.