Old Guard Falls is a waterfall on West Fork Agnes Creek in Chelan County, Washington, in the North Cascades region, with a total height of about 350 feet. It lies about 27.7 miles east of Darrington and roughly 57.2 miles east of Marysville as the crow flies.
At 350 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Washington’s 941 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 103rd; the typical Washington waterfall is about 82 feet.
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. West Fork Agnes Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Old Guard Falls is the tallest of them.
There are 183 recorded waterfalls in Chelan County. Chickamin Falls, is about 1.1 miles away. Lower Icebox Falls, is about 1.4 miles away. Rimrock Falls, is about 1.4 miles away.
Old Guard Falls is located at 48.3417° N, 121.0137° 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.