Middle Berdeen Falls is an 86-foot waterfall on Bacon Creek in Whatcom County, Washington, in the North Cascades region. It lies about 31.7 miles north of Darrington and roughly 46.4 miles east of Bellingham as the crow flies.
At 86 feet it is taller than the typical Washington waterfall of about 82 feet, ranking 456th of 941 with a recorded height. The tallest single drop is 45 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. Bacon Creek carries 3 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 900 feet.
Whatcom County holds 348 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Goat Falls, a 282-foot tiered horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Berdeen Falls, a 900-foot tiered plunge waterfall, is under a mile away. Waterfall 32 mi N of Darrington, is under a mile away.
Middle Berdeen Falls is located at 48.7065° N, 121.4736° 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.