Named places of Oregon and Washington, from the federal register

Horsetail Falls

Horsetail Falls is a waterfall in Kittitas County, Washington, recorded in the federal Geographic Names Information System as feature 1520973. It sits at 805.1 metres above sea level.

Federal profile, 2026

Everything below is the federal record for this place, with each value's source named.

NameHorsetail Falls
GNIS feature ID1520973
Kind of placeFalls
StateWashington
CountyKittitas
Latitude46.99645
Longitude-121.10848
USGS topographic mapCliffdell
First recorded09/10/1979
Elevationcalculated805.1 mUSGS EPQS point lookup at the primary coordinate
Elevation (feet)calculated2641 ftelevation_m * 3.28084

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Questions

Where is Horsetail Falls?

In Kittitas County, Washington, at 46.99645, -121.10848. The USGS records it on the Cliffdell topographic map.

How high is Horsetail Falls?

805.1 metres (2641 feet), read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate.

What kind of place is Horsetail Falls?

The U.S. Geological Survey classifies it as a waterfall in the Geographic Names Information System.

Where does this information come from?

The Geographic Names Information System, published by the U.S. Geological Survey, with elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Both are works of the United States government and are not subject to copyright in the United States.

Method and sources

The name, class, county and coordinates come from the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System, the federal register of place names. Elevation is read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate. Values shown as calculated are arithmetic over those fields and are not separate measurements. Nothing on this page describes what the place is like to visit: no one writing it has been there, and the federal record does not say.

  • USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Domestic Names, 2026
  • USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service