Upper Hard Scrabble Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Hard Scrabble Falls Creek in Whatcom County, Washington, in the North Cascades region. It lies about 5.2 miles northeast of Sudden Valley and roughly 11 miles east of Bellingham as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet.
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. Hard Scrabble Falls Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls along its course.
There are 348 recorded waterfalls in Whatcom County. Hard Scrabble Falls, a 280-foot tiered horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Sygitowicz Creek Falls, a 250-foot tiered plunge waterfall, is about 1.1 miles away. Waterfall 5 mi E of Sudden Valley, is about 1.2 miles away.
Upper Hard Scrabble Falls is located at 48.7594° N, 122.2474° 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.