Pitchfork Falls is an 800-foot waterfall in Snohomish County, Washington, in the North Cascades region. It lies about 13.3 miles southeast of Darrington and roughly 32.3 miles east of Marysville as the crow flies.
At 800 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Washington’s 941 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 40th; the typical Washington waterfall is about 82 feet. The tallest single drop is 400 feet. By form it is a segmented waterfall, splitting into two or more separate streams as it falls, combined with a horsetail character. It falls in 6 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.
Snohomish County holds 224 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Waterfall 14 mi SE of Darrington, a 250-foot horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Waterfall 13.8 mi SE of Darrington, a 250-foot tiered horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Perry Creek Falls, a 101-foot tiered horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away.
Pitchfork Falls is located at 48.0811° N, 121.4797° 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 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.