Rucker Falls is a waterfall in Snohomish County, Washington, in the North Cascades region, with a total height of about 1,000 feet. It lies about 14.7 miles south of Darrington and roughly 30.3 miles east of Marysville as the crow flies.
At 1,000 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Washington’s 941 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 27th; the typical Washington waterfall is about 82 feet. The tallest single drop is 600 feet. The water comes down as 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.
There are 224 recorded waterfalls in Snohomish County. Big Four Falls, a 300-foot segmented horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Hoodoo Falls, is about 1.1 miles away. Williamson Falls, 200 feet high, is about 1.4 miles away.
Rucker Falls is located at 48.0500° N, 121.5203° 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.