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Silverthread Falls is a waterfall located in Dingmans Ferry in Delaware Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania, United States, near Dingmans Falls in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. [1] It has a vertical drop of 24.3 m (80 ft).
Silver Thread Falls Boardwalk View. Silverthread Falls is also located in upper Pennsylvania, less than 0.5 miles (0.80 km) from Dingmans Falls. [5] This waterfall exhibits a steep drop of about 80 feet (24 m) [7] via a narrow channel constructed of prominent rock-joints faces, however the volume of flow is much less than Dingmans Falls. [8]
Samuel Hauser and Benjamin Stickney, members of the Washburn Expedition are credited with the name Silverthread Falls. In 1883, Philetus Norris, then park superintendent, renamed the falls Sliding Cascade. However, in 1885 the official name, Silver Cord Cascade, was bestowed on the falls by the Arnold Hague Geological Survey. [2]
Two new loops popular from North Canyon at Silver Falls. The full Trail of Ten Falls at Silver Falls takes visitors to 10 waterfalls on a fairly challenging route of 8.7 miles and 1,100 feet of climb.
"The Gap" as seen from the Delaware River Viaduct. The namesake feature of the recreation area is the prominent Delaware Water Gap, located at the area's southern end.The Delaware River runs through the gap, separating Pennsylvania's Mount Minsi on Blue Mountain, elevation 1,461 feet (445 m), from New Jersey's Mount Tammany on Kittatinny Mountain, elevation 1,527 feet (465 m).
The hike starts at Winter Falls Trailhead and passes a 134-foot waterfall of the same name, then connects with the Trail of Ten Falls and passes Middle North Falls (106 feet), Drake Falls (30 feet ...
The site contains three main waterfalls: Factory Falls, Fulmer Falls and Deer Leap Falls and is a few miles upstream from Dingmans Falls and Silverthread Falls. The pools below the waterfalls were once a popular spot for swimming during its ownership by the Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks.
Dingmans Falls is a waterfall located in Dingmans Ferry in Delaware Township, Pennsylvania near the Silverthread Falls. It has a vertical drop of 39.6 m (130 ft). Both Silverthread Falls and Dingmans Falls are visible from a handicap-accessible trail. The trail begins at the parking lot for the Dingmans Falls Visitor Center. Dingmans Falls in ...