Rampart Falls is a 644-foot waterfall in Kittitas County, Washington, in the North Cascades region. It lies about 19 miles east of Tanner and roughly 37.3 miles southeast of Sammamish as the crow flies.
At 644 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Washington’s 941 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 53rd; the typical Washington waterfall is about 82 feet. The tallest single drop is 243 feet. By form it is a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another, 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.
Kittitas County holds 86 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Rachel Lake Falls, an 89-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 1 miles away. Lower Rachel Lake Falls, is about 1.2 miles away. Headwall Falls, is about 1.2 miles away.
Rampart Falls is located at 47.4285° N, 121.3456° 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.