Round Mountain Falls

RATING - 20.4

VR - 1.8 (Sm) HR - 8.0 SR - 6/20

TYPE OF APPROACH - Trail

DIFFICULTY - Easy

LOCATION - Segelsen Road

TYPE - Horsetail

HEIGHT - 500'

WIDTH - 40'

DIRECTIONS - Get onto Segelsen Road (FR 18) from either side and drive up to Deer Pass. Just north-west of the pass, park your car and start walking up FR 1840. In about 1/2 a mile you will encounter an old burned up car blocking the road. Continue past that and around the corner where the first views of the falls can be had.

This very tall waterfall dumps off of Round Mountain and joins Deer Creek. The falls can be seen from about a mile away, but up close views are also possible with enough effort. The falls are probably seasonal, but were running pretty well when I made it to the base in August so who knows? This falls is right on the way to Shelf Lake Falls too so you can easily get a two-bagger. It's easy to get the view from the road but getting to the base requires a lot of pain and sweat.