Monkey Cage Falls
Washington · 16-foot drop · Last verified 2026-05-15
Flow at Monkey Cage Falls is 296 cfs today, around its seasonal average.
Right now
Streamflow
296 cfs
SOUTH FORK SKYKOMISH RIVER · 21m ago
Overnight
53°F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
64°F
Partly Sunny
Today's daylight
Sunrise 5:36 AM · Sunset 8:45 PM · 15h 10m
Snapshot built 8m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS SEW.
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Monkey Cage Falls is a waterfall in King County, Washington. It drops roughly 16 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.
Monkey Cage Falls sits in King County, Washington. It drops along Tye River. The base sits at roughly 1,879 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 20 minutes from Baring. OpenStreetMap shows a trail within 20 meters of the marked location, though the name isn't recorded. No public parking is recorded within 2 km, so a longer approach is likely. This is one of the more frequently visited falls in the state by our popularity model. Source records come from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Monkey Cage Falls is a 16-foot (4.9 m) waterfall that flows from Tye River just over Stevens Pass, approximately 1767 feet above sea level, located in the U.S. state of Washington. Access is usually approached with kayaks, a hiking trail leads from a parking area to Deception Falls upstream from which improvised trails lead to the edge of the Tye River with angled views of the waterfall.
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USGS gage 12131500 · 7.7 mi away
SOUTH FORK SKYKOMISH RIVER AT SKYKOMISH, WA
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30-day streamflow
Below 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 305 cfs · 104% of last year — similar
Compare to nearby falls
If this one isn't the right fit, here's how it stacks up against the closest documented falls. Every column is filterable on the site — not buried in 13,000 reviews.
| Waterfall | Distance | Height | Trail | Dogs | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monkey Cage Falls (this page) | — | 16 ft | — | — | — |
| Deception Falls | 0 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Alpine Falls | 1 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Sunray Falls | 8 mi | 394 ft | — | — | — |
| Shoestring Falls | 8 mi | 984 ft | — | — | — |
| Engle Falls | 9 mi | 489 ft | — | — | — |
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Questions visitors ask about Monkey Cage Falls
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How tall is Monkey Cage Falls?
Monkey Cage Falls is 16 feet (4.9 m) tall. Height is sourced from OSM.
How far is Monkey Cage Falls from a major city?
Monkey Cage Falls is 14 miles from Baring (about 20 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
47.7169, -121.1949
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_Cage_Falls
Wikidata (Q105972334)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q105972334
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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