Upper Sol Duc Falls is a 35-foot waterfall on Sol Duc River in Clallam County, Washington, in the Coast Range region. It lies about 20.3 miles southwest of Port Angeles and roughly 67.6 miles west of Shoreline as the crow flies.
At 35 feet it is on the modest side for Washington, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 82 feet; it ranks 722nd of 941.
The Coast Range is a belt of steep, deeply dissected hills along the Pacific, wrapped in dense temperate rainforest of Douglas fir, western hemlock, Sitka spruce and red alder. Heavy winter rain feeds short, fast creeks lined with ferns, salmonberry and moss that drop steeply toward the ocean or the Columbia. Sol Duc River carries 3 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 48 feet.
Clallam County holds 49 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Seven Lakes Falls, is under a mile away. Bridge Creek Falls, is about 2 miles away. Middle Canyon Creek Falls, is about 2.1 miles away.
Upper Sol Duc Falls is located at 47.9358° N, 123.7748° 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.