PRIDE BASIN FALLS

VR - 4 (Sm/Med)               HR - 7.0                  SR - 18/20

TYPE OF APPROACH - Bushwhack

DIFFICULTY - Very Difficult

LOCATION - Pride Basin

TYPE - Tiered

HEIGHT - 299'

WIDTH - 15'

The Pride Basin on the north side of Monte Cristo Peak is home to a large collection of some amazing waterfalls.  On my one trip into the area, I forgot my memory card, so the only pictures I have were taken with my cell phone.  I will definitely be back in the area to get better pictures though so stayed tuned.

Pride Basin is an absolutely amazing and very beautiful waterfall that drops into the east side of the basin.  In fact, were this waterfall located almost anywhere else it would be a showstopper.  Unfortunately, it has to compete with massive Pride Glacier Falls located next door and that simply isn't a fair fight.  When you combine the two waterfalls, however, you get an amazing one-two punch that makes this one of the best locations around for off-trail waterfall fanatics.

The falls consist of two main sections.  The first is a stunning horsetail drop that falls a total of 215' in back-to-back tiers of 119' and 96'.  This drop is one of the prettier drops in the area and an experienced photographer could spend a lot of time here looking for different compositions.  The creek then runs through some boulder cascades before plunging 29' over an undercut cliff.  This lower tier provides one of the few opportunities in NW Washington to get behind a waterfall.         

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