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Both in North Cascades National Park, 18 mi apart · 18 mi apart

Depot Creek Falls vs Sulphide Creek Falls

Two waterfalls in our directory, side by side. Same data we use on the individual pages — height, access, what we know, what we don't.

Depot Creek Falls, a waterfall in Washington

Washington

Depot Creek Falls

Depot Creek Falls is a waterfall in Washington. It drops roughly 886 feet. Access details and conditions have not yet been verified in person by Fallspots — the data on this page comes from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.

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Sulphide Creek Falls, a tall horsetail waterfall plunging from Mount Shuksan in North Cascades National Park

Washington

Sulphide Creek Falls

Sulphide Creek Falls is one of the tallest waterfalls in the United States. It is also one of the hardest to see. There is no maintained trail. The fall is glacier-fed and most reliably visible in mid-summer after snowmelt clears the upper basin.

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SpecDepot Creek FallsSulphide Creek Falls
StateWashingtonWashington
Height886 ft3,937 ft
Typehorsetail
WatercourseSulphide Creek
ParkNorth Cascades National ParkNorth Cascades National Park
CountyWhatcom
Elevation1433 m1067 m
Nearest cityGlacier (30 mi)Bellingham (38 mi)
Dogs allowedNoNo

About Depot Creek Falls

Depot Creek Falls is a 967-foot (295 m)-high waterfall in the North Cascades National Park, Whatcom County, Washington.

About Sulphide Creek Falls

Sulphide Creek Falls is a tall, moderately large volume waterfall within North Cascades National Park in Washington state that is one of the tallest waterfalls in North America. The falls drop from Sulphide Lake on the southeast side of Mount Shuksan down a narrow flume-like canyon to a broad basin below.

Where they are

Dashed line shows the straight-line distance (18 mi). Actual drive time depends on the route — neither pin is the parking lot, so use a map app for turn-by-turn.

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