Sunset Falls

Sunset Falls
Location	Near Index, Snohomish County, Washington
Type	Slide
Total height	104 ft (34 m)
Number of drops	1
Watercourse	South Fork Skykomish River

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.

Access

Public access to Sunset Falls currently does not exist.

Running of Sunset Falls

On May 30, 1926, daredevil stunt performer Al Faussett ran the falls in a canoe with dozens of people watching from the rocks beside the falls. He escaped with only brief and minor inner pains. He later went on to run Eagle Falls as well.

Several local kayakers, most notably Rob McKibbin and Sam Grafton have run Sunset Falls successfully. It is considered a class 6 rapid, with unavoidable and potentially deadly hazards.