Hilt Creek Falls is a 140-foot waterfall on Hilt Creek in Skagit County, Washington, in the North Cascades region. It lies about 13.2 miles north of Darrington and roughly 39 miles northeast of Marysville as the crow flies.
At 140 feet it is taller than the typical Washington waterfall of about 82 feet, ranking 306th of 941 with a recorded height. The tallest single drop is 74 feet. By form it is a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another, combined with a horsetail character. It falls in 2 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. Hilt Creek carries 3 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 240 feet.
Skagit County holds 178 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. White Falls, a 240-foot tiered horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Upper Hilt Creek Falls, a 150-foot tiered cascade waterfall, is about 2.2 miles away. Iron Creek Falls, a 365-foot tiered horsetail waterfall, is about 4.6 miles away.
Hilt Creek Falls is located at 48.4450° N, 121.5704° 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 creek name is confirmed against the federal Geographic Names Information System. 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.