UPPER CRATER MORAINE FALLS |
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RATING -
22.0
VR - 2.0 (Small) HR - 4.0 SR - 14/20 TYPE OF APPROACH - Bushwhack DIFFICULTY - Extremely Difficult LOCATION - Baker Lake Area TYPE - Tiered HEIGHT - 72' WIDTH - 10' GPS - N48 44.538 W121 44.808 ELEVATION - 2794' |
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DIRECTIONS - From Crater Moraine Falls,
climb up the rock slide on the left side of the falls. Once above the
falls, head upstream for another few hundred feet to views of this
waterfall. NEARBY WATERFALLS - Boulder Creek Falls, Crater Moraine Falls |
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Just
upstream from Crater Moraine Falls is this interesting waterfall. The
main part of the waterfall is a two-tiered drop that stands 72' tall.
For some reason the volume of the creek is only about 1/3 as much as it is
just a hundred feet downstream. My best guess is that a rock slide of
some sort has dropped into the canyon above this waterfall and dammed up the
creek. The water then finds its way down the cliff however possible.
All around the area are small streams of water dropping delicately down the
cliff. It's an interesting location, even if it makes the waterfall
less dramatic. Just to the right of the main segment of the falls is a
cool, undercut cliff.