Shoestring Falls is a waterfall in King County, Washington, in the North Cascades region, with a total height of about 1,100 feet. It lies about 22.7 miles northeast of Tanner and roughly 35.5 miles east of Sammamish as the crow flies.
At 1,100 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Washington’s 941 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 25th; the typical Washington waterfall is about 82 feet. The tallest single drop is 300 feet. The water comes down as a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another, combined with a plunge character. It falls in 5 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 236 recorded waterfalls in King County. Lower Rock Lake Falls, is under a mile away. Rock Lake Falls, is about 1 miles away. Lower Copper Falls, a 67-foot slide cascade waterfall, is about 1.3 miles away.
Shoestring Falls is located at 47.6313° N, 121.3188° 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.