Upper Crater Moraine Falls

RATING - 22.0

VR - 2.0 (Sm) HR - 4.0 SR - 14/20

TYPE OF APPROACH - Bushwhack

DIFFICULTY - Extremely Difficult

LOCATION - Baker Lake Road

TYPE - Tiered

HEIGHT - 72'

WIDTH - 10'

GPS - N48 44.538 W121 44.808

ELEVATION - 2794'

DIRECTIONS - No directions provided. Dangerous off-trail travel required.

Just upstream from Crater Moraine Falls is this interesting waterfall. The main part of the waterfall is a two-tiered drop that stands 72' tall. For some reason the volume of the creek is only about 1/3 as much as it is just a hundred feet downstream. My best guess is that a rock slide of some sort has dropped into the canyon above this waterfall and dammed up the creek. The water then finds its way down the cliff however possible. All around the area are small streams of water dropping delicately down the cliff. It's an interesting location, even if it makes the waterfall less dramatic. Just to the right of the main segment of the falls is a cool, undercut cliff.