Sunset Falls

Sunset Falls is the final of the three waterfalls on the South Fork . The falls drop 104 feet in a long, narrow, powerful chute. The river is thought to attain speeds of 60 kilometres an hour and the chute is nearly 300 feet long.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Canyon Falls and Eagle Falls.

Waterfall
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is the second of the three waterfalls on the South Fork . The falls occur about halfway between Eagle Falls and Sunset Falls.

Waterfall
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is the uppermost waterfall on the South Fork in Washington. The falls are located downstream from the town of and drop about 25 feet in a high volume cascade. is situated 1½ miles east of Sunset Falls.

Peak
is a peak, which is situated 1½ miles south of Sunset Falls.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Index and Skykomish Valley.

Village
is a town in , United States. The population was 155 at the 2020 census, making it the smallest municipality in the county.

The is a rural river valley in Washington State, containing the small communities of Sultan, Startup, Gold Bar and Baring in Snohomish County, and Index and Skykomish in .

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , in the U.S. state of . is situated 4½ miles northwest of Sunset Falls.

Sunset Falls

Latitude
47.80425° or 47° 48′ 15″ north
Longitude
-121.5493° or 121° 32′ 58″ west
Elevation
607 feet (185 metres)
Height
104 feet (32 metres)
Open location code
84VWRF32+M7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 416760924
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­waterfall
Geo­Names ID
5555323
Wiki­data ID
Q37999
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In Other Languages

From German to Urdu—“Sunset Falls” goes by many names.
  • German: Sunset Falls
  • Mazanderani: ئوشار سانست
  • Mazanderani: سانست ئوشار
  • Persian: آبشار سانست
  • Persian: ابشار سانست
  • Spanish: Sunset
  • Tajik: Обшори Сансет
  • Tajik: Сансет
  • Tajik: Шаршараи Сансет
  • Urdu: سن سیٹ آبشار

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include South Fork Skykomish River and Bridal Veil Falls Viewpoint.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Sunset Falls”. Photo: Loco Steve, CC BY 3.0.