Asbestos Falls

RATING - 42.0

VR - 8.0 (Big) HR - 4.0 SR - 10/20

TYPE OF APPROACH - Bushwhack

DIFFICULTY - Medium

LOCATION - Clear Creek Road

TYPE - Segmented

HEIGHT - 68'

WIDTH - 120'

GPS - N48 11.189 W121 34.504

ELEVATION - 1212'

DIRECTIONS - Follow the directions to Asbestos Creek Falls. Drive a short distance further down the road to where it makes a right hand turn fairly close to the creek. Climb down the hillside towards the creek until you see the falls. It's possible to reach the creek if you don't mind doing some steep climbing.

Clear Creek is a large volume creek with a fairly impressive waterfall along its route. The waterfall begins with a pretty 16' tall cascade into a gorgeous pool of clear green water. Clear Creek continues to cascade as it leaves the pool, splitting into two channels. The creek then plunges over a very impressive 43' tall punchbowl into another deep, beautiful pool. The other segment of the waterfall occurs about 100' to the left and falls at such an angle that it can't be seen without crossing the creek. The total height of the waterfall is 68'. While this certainly isn't the prettiest waterfall around, it is very powerful and quite impressive. Add in the relative ease of access and a couple other waterfalls in the immediate area and this is a nice spot to visit.