Washington
Big Heart Falls
47 mi from Seattle · ~1.4 hr drive
1,262ft tall
≈ 385 m
≈ 385 m
Big Heart Falls is a named waterfall in Washington — a major waterfall standing 1,262 feet tall, about 47 miles from Seattle, WA. Full visit details below.
- State
- Washington
- Nearest city
- Seattle, WA · 47 mi · ~1.4 hr drive
- Height
- 1,262 ft (385 m)
- Coordinates
- 47.5845°, -121.3190°
From Wikipedia: Big Heart Falls is a waterfall on the outlet stream of Big Heart Lake, which eventually flows into the Skykomish River, in King County, Washington. It is located between the outlet of Big Heart Lake and the inlet of Delta Lake. The falls are said to drop approximately 1,268 feet (386 m). Excerpt from the Wikipedia article on Big Heart Falls, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Visiting Big Heart Falls
The exact location is at 47.5845°, -121.3190° — open in Google Maps for driving directions from your location.
Before you go: check current conditions with the appropriate land manager — state parks department, U.S. Forest Service ranger district, or National Park Service unit. Trail access, parking, water levels, and seasonal closures all vary. Several waterfalls in our database are seasonal and may run dry between mid-summer and the next rainy season.
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Stay nearby
Driving in? The nearest documented metro is Seattle, WA — 47 miles away (~1.4 hr drive).
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Other waterfalls within 30 miles
Angeline Falls
0 miles from Big Heart Falls · 424 ft
Upper Foss River Falls
1 miles from Big Heart Falls · 337 ft
Lower Foss River Falls
1 miles from Big Heart Falls · 251 ft
Copper Lake Falls
2 miles from Big Heart Falls · 131 ft
Upper Copper Falls
2 miles from Big Heart Falls · 39 ft
Middle Copper Falls
2 miles from Big Heart Falls · 49 ft
Sources
Location and tag data for Big Heart Falls comes from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL license) ; the Wikipedia article linked above provides additional history. We do not modify the underlying data — this page presents what's already publicly recorded. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page or contact us.