Langfield Falls is a 59-foot horsetail waterfall on Big Mosquito Creek in Skamania County, Washington, in Gifford Pinchot National Forest, at an elevation of about 3,460 feet.
The falls
The creek falls over volcanic breccia into a small pool. The falls have been surveyed in person for the World Waterfall Database, which lists the height at 59 feet, while Wikipedia gives 57 feet and calls the stream Trout Lake Creek.
Getting there
Trail 8 reaches the falls in Gifford Pinchot National Forest, open to hikers and equestrians. The hike is 0.3 mile round trip with 90 feet of gain and no parking fee, reached by paved road on Forest Road 88 near its junction with Forest Road 8851, north of Trout Lake.
When to go
Flow is strongest from March through June.
On site
The descent to the falls is easy, leashed dogs are allowed, and there is no toilet at the trailhead. A memorial interpretive sign stands along the trail.
History and name
The falls are named for K. C. Langfield, a district ranger on Mount Adams from 1933 to 1956.
Nearby
Lower Langfield Falls is about 0.1 mile away, Cultus Falls about 2 miles, Little Goose Creek Falls about 3.6 miles, and Little Niagara Falls about 5.6 miles.
Distances are straight-line.