Washington · Documented attraction
Sunset Falls
39 mi from Seattle · ~1.1 hr drive
104ft tall
≈ 32 m
≈ 32 m
Sunset Falls is a named waterfall in Washington — a substantial cascade dropping 104 feet, about 39 miles from Seattle, WA. Full visit details below.
- State
- Washington
- Nearest city
- Seattle, WA · 39 mi · ~1.1 hr drive
- Height
- 104 ft (32 m)
- Coordinates
- 47.8042°, -121.5493°
- Listed as
- Tourist attraction (OpenStreetMap)
From Wikipedia: Sunset Falls is the final of the three waterfalls on the South Fork Skykomish River. The falls drop 104 feet (32 m) in a long, narrow, powerful chute. The river is thought to attain speeds of 60 kilometres (37 mi) an hour and the chute is nearly 300 feet (91 m) long. In high water, because of several potholes in the falls, water can sometimes shoot out as much as 30 feet. Excerpt from the Wikipedia article on Sunset Falls, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Visiting Sunset Falls
The exact location is at 47.8042°, -121.5493° — 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 — 39 miles away (~1.1 hr drive).
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Other waterfalls within 30 miles
Canyon Falls
1 miles from Sunset Falls · 42 ft
Bridal Veil Falls-Lower East Cascade
1 miles from Sunset Falls
Bridal Veil Falls-Mine Cascade
1 miles from Sunset Falls · 1,291 ft
Bridal Veil Falls-Upper Cascade
2 miles from Sunset Falls
Logjam Falls
2 miles from Sunset Falls
Eagle Falls
2 miles from Sunset Falls
Sources
Location and tag data for Sunset 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.