MAZURKI FALLS |
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RATING -
24.0
VR - 3.6 (Med/Sm) HR - 5.0 SR - 6/20 TYPE OF APPROACH - Bushwhack DIFFICULTY - Fairly Difficult LOCATION - Newhalem Area TYPE - Tiered HEIGHT - 150' WIDTH - 48' |
 This
pretty waterfall is located right next door to Lower Babcock Creek Falls and
consists of at least three tiers totally around 150' in height. The
lowermost tier is a pretty fan-shaped drop that tumbles down the cliff for
78', spreading out to 48' wide by the time it reaches the bottom. Just
upstream is another fan-shaped drop and a third tier lies just upstream from
that. I will give Babcock Creek Falls one more attempt before I
declare it unreachable and I will make a full survey of this waterfall at
that time as well. There is at least one more waterfall on this same creek (or more likely the creek is one continuous waterfall) further upstream. I have no idea how difficult that one would be to reach however. I've named this waterfall after Michael Mazurki who was an early trapper in the area around Newhalem. This certainly isn't a waterfall that you should go out of your way to reach, but if you happen to visit Lower Babcock, you can't miss this one. The trip into both falls is my favorite type of bushwhack, simply rock-hopping upstream, occasionally crossing the creek, scrambling over and around logs and boulders . . . the good stuff. |
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DIRECTIONS - Follow the directions to
Lower Babcock Creek Falls. This waterfall will be seen dropping
into the left side of the canyon right next door. In order to see the
upper tiers, one must climb up the very steep hillside along the creek. NEARBY WATERFALLS - Lower Babcock Creek Falls |
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