Trappers Peak Falls is a 304-foot waterfall in Whatcom County, Washington, in the North Cascades region. It lies about 31 miles northeast of Darrington and roughly 54.6 miles east of Bellingham as the crow flies.
At 304 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Washington’s 941 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 120th; the typical Washington waterfall is about 82 feet. By form it is a cascade, descending over a series of rock steps rather than in a single drop.
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. Granite Gorge Falls, a 219-foot tiered horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Waterfall 30 mi NE of Darrington, is under a mile away. Waterfall 31 mi NE of Darrington, is about 1.3 miles away.
Trappers Peak Falls is located at 48.6570° N, 121.3000° 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.