Sulphide Creek Falls is a 2,182-foot waterfall on Sulphide Creek in Whatcom County, Washington, in the North Cascades region. It lies about 27.8 miles east of Peaceful Valley and roughly 41.6 miles east of Bellingham as the crow flies.
At 2,182 feet it is among the ten tallest of the 941 Washington waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 5th. The tallest single drop is 400 feet. By form it is a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another, combined with a cascade character. It falls in 8 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.
Whatcom County holds 348 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Sulphide Valley Falls, is under a mile away. Jagged Ridge Falls, a 1,500-foot cascade waterfall, is under a mile away. Rockflow Canyon Falls, a 200-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 1.1 miles away.
Sulphide Creek Falls is located at 48.7965° N, 121.5756° 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 position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.