Rock Creek Falls is a waterfall on Rock Creek in King County, Washington, in the North Cascades region, with a total height of about 1,180 feet. It lies about 13.9 miles east of Tanner and roughly 31.7 miles east of Sammamish as the crow flies.
At 1,180 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Washington’s 941 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 24th; the typical Washington waterfall is about 82 feet. The water comes down as a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another, combined with a horsetail character.
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. Rock Creek carries 17 recorded waterfalls, and Rock Creek Falls is the tallest of them.
There are 236 recorded waterfalls in King County. Lower Rock Creek Falls, is about 1 miles away. Source Lake Falls, a 120-foot tiered horsetail waterfall, is about 1.2 miles away. Lower Wildcat Falls, is about 1.9 miles away.
Rock Creek Falls is located at 47.4717° N, 121.4486° 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.