EMERALD POOL FALLS |
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RATING - 40.0
VR - 4 (Med/Sm) HR - 7.0 SR - 12/20 TYPE OF APPROACH - Roadside DIFFICULTY - Very Easy LOCATION - Washington Pass Area TYPE - Tiered HEIGHT - 240' WIDTH - 20' |
The Waterfall Lover's Guide calls this Bebee Creek Falls. The name Emerald Pool Falls comes from Bryan Swan and sounds much better than Bebee Creek Falls. From the road the falls appears to be a horsetail style waterfall but walking up to the base gives a good view of the nice fan shape.
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DIRECTIONS - Take HWY 20 east to the Ross Dam Trailhead. Continue on 20 for
another 10 1/3 miles to where the falls are seen on the right side of the
road. To view the upper sections, walk down the road to the east for a few
hundred feet to where the slope is climbable and start climbing in the
direction of the creek. You'll have to climb a couple hundred feet in
total. Once you get atop the ridge alongside the creek the going isn't
too bad. NEARBY WATERFALLS - Cascade Crest Falls, John Pierce Falls, Lillian Creek Falls, Sattler Falls, Upper Emerald Pool Falls |
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This
small creek drops over 200' in a series of sliding drops just upstream from
Highway 20'. The falls begin with a 23' plunge into a narrow crevace.
This is followed by a pretty 39' tall section of cascades. The creek
then drops over the largest individual tier: a 68' tall crescent
shaped drop surrounded by mossy rocks. This tier and the one
immediately above can be seen together. From there, the creek cascades
for another 30 vertical feet or so before dropping over the pretty, 60' tall
fan-shaped drop that can be seen from the highway. This tier by itself
is a worthy waterfall, but when you add in the upper tiers, it makes this a
much more substantial waterfall. It's possible to rockhop/wade
upstream from the highway to the base of the lower tier, but only when the
creek is running at a lower volume.