Petticoat Falls

Petticoat Falls is one of several low volume, but significantly tall waterfalls which spill off of the south side of Suiattle Mountain between Darrington and Rockport, just off the Mountain Loop Highway. The falls occur along a pair of unnamed streams which converge halfway down the falls, creating a waterfall of rather unique - though difficult to appreciate - appearance. The falls begin with a narrow horsetail type fall of 132 feet which slides down a steep cliff face at an angle almost parallel to the majority of the cliff (this is difficult to explain in text). At the bottom of this drop of the falls, the stream plunges into its neighboring stream in a deep gorge, then the two streams continue bounding down the mountainside in two more significant drops of 35 feet, followed by a scenic 82-foot veiling fall as the final step. Only the final drop of the falls can be easily seen from any one perspective, though from certain angles part of the middle tier and part of the bottom of the upper tier can be seen - we were unable to find any good view of the upper tier however.