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Colonial Creek Falls is the tallest waterfall in the continental United States. [2] In a horizontal traverse of more than 4,200 feet (1,300 m), it falls 2,568 feet (783 m) vertically in 13 distinct drops, with an average incline of 65 degrees.
Snoqualmie Falls along the Snoqualmie River Narada Falls within the Mount Rainier National Park. There are over 3,000 catalogued waterfalls in the U.S. state of Washington, according to the World Waterfall Data Base [1] This is more than any other U.S. State and includes Colonial Creek Falls, the tallest waterfall in the continental United States and the tallest in any U.S. National Park, at ...
James Bruce Falls: 840 metres (2,756 ft) British Columbia: Canada [11] Browne Falls: 836 metres (2,743 ft) Southland: New Zealand [12] [13] Strupenfossen 820 metres (2,690 ft) Vestland: Norway [14] Ramnefjellsfossen: 818 metres (2,684 ft) Vestland: Norway [14] Waihilau Falls: 792 metres (2,598 ft) Hawaii: United States [15] Colonial Creek Falls ...
Colonial Creek Falls: 2,584 788 Colonial Creek: Diablo Lake Johannesburg Falls: 2,465 751 Unnamed ... North Cascades Map This page was last edited on 19 ...
Boston Creek Falls is a tall waterfall that drops 1,627 feet (496 m) off Forbidden Peak. With an average width of 25 feet (7.6 m) and a run of 2,800 feet (850 m), for the most part it is really more of a long cascade than a true waterfall. Its most prominent tier is a 500 feet (150 m) veil visible from the road, and a 60 feet (18 m) section of ...
Seahpo Peak Falls, despite its great height at nearly 2,200 feet (670 m), is an example of one of these waterfalls. A few notable exceptions do occur; Sulphide Creek Falls occurs where meltwaters from two of the largest Mount Shuksan glaciers are forced through a narrow chute over a 2,183-foot (665 m) headwall at the head of Sulphide Valley .
Montgomery County near Great Falls, Virginia: Conn Island: 52: Maryland: Montgomery County near Great Falls of the Potomac River: Olmsted Island (formerly Great Falls Island) 53: Maryland: Montgomery County at Great Falls of the Potomac River: Rocky Islands: 54: Maryland: Montgomery County in Great Falls Park: Bear Island: 55: Maryland ...
Colonial Peak was first climbed on July 31, 1931, by William Degenhardt and Herbert Strandberg of the Seattle Mountaineers. The standard route is the West Ridge, accessed from Colonial Glacier; the approach is via the Pyramid Lake Trail, starting from near Diablo Dam on the North Cascades Highway .