LOWER POPAHOMY FALLS |
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RATING - 16.0
VR - 4 (M/Sm) HR - 2.0 SR - 8/20 TYPE OF APPROACH - Trail + Bushwhack DIFFICULTY - Fairly Difficult LOCATION - Swift Creek Trail TYPE - Horsetail HEIGHT - 35' WIDTH - 5' GPS - N48 49' 39.53", W121 40' 09.29" ELEVATION - 3400' |
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unofficially named Popahomy Creek contains at least four waterfalls. The
lowest of the four is the most difficult to view. Here Popahomy Creek slides about 35'
into a beautiful pool of water. The canyon above the falls is really
impressive looking, adding a bit to the scene. It is probably possible
with a tremendous amount of work to get to the base of this falls. If
that were done on a nice, hot summer day, this would make a great place to
cool down. From there it might be possible to climb above the falls to
get a view of massive Popahomy Falls from the base, but this is all
conjecture at this point since it's never been done.I used to call this Lower Agathot Falls but I was recently able to confirm that it is Popahomy Creek and not Agathot Creek where the waterfall occurs. |
| DIRECTIONS -
Follow the directions to Tatasum Falls.
Leave the trail around the little campsite and head roughly north to the
edge of the canyon. If you scramble down the ridge as far as you can,
you should get a view of this pretty little waterfall in a few hundred feet. NEARBY WATERFALLS - Agathot Falls, Huntoon Falls, Lower Tatasum Falls, Middle Agathot Falls, Popahomy Falls, Ptarmigan Falls, Tatasum Falls, Upper Popahomy Falls |
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