White Chuck Glacier Falls is a waterfall on White Chuck River in Snohomish County, Washington, in the North Cascades region, with a total height of about 250 feet. It lies about 25 miles southeast of Darrington and roughly 48.1 miles east of Marysville as the crow flies.
At 250 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Washington’s 941 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 154th; the typical Washington waterfall is about 82 feet. The water comes down as a horsetail, where the water keeps some contact with the bedrock as it falls.
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. White Chuck River carries 3 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 500 feet.
There are 224 recorded waterfalls in Snohomish County. Middle White Chuck Falls, is under a mile away. White Chuck Falls, 500 feet high, is under a mile away. South White Chuck Falls, is under a mile away.
White Chuck Glacier Falls is located at 48.0703° N, 121.1356° 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.