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Pass Falls
   Pierce County, Washington

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This is the first waterfall one encounters when traveling south from Enumclaw into Mt. Rainier National Park. The falls are a little hard to spot, due to the way the creek eroded the rock, but alert drivers should have little trouble. The falls are best seen in early summer, while there is still snow around Chinook Pass. It may be possible to climb to the base of the falls, but I haven't tried it with significant water to justify a picture.

HISTORY AND NAMING INFORMATION

  • Pass Falls is the name of this waterfall.

This waterfall is not known to have ever had a name, so I have named it due to it's proximity to Cayuse and Chinook Passes.

LOCATION AND DIRECTIONS

This fall is located about 1 mile north of Cayuse Pass along Highway 410, within Mt. Rainier National Park. Parking is on the west (downhill) side of the road. Keep your etrue open because it falls at an angle that is almost impossible to see if you are traveling north, but if you are going south, you should see it easily.

Latitude

46.88082 N

Longitude

-121.539 W

Elevation

4636 feet

USGS Quadrangle

Chinook Pass 7 1/2"

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OTHER NEARBY WATERFALLS

Name

Distance

Chinook Pass Falls

1.995 miles

Unnamed Waterfall

2.879 miles

Unnamed Waterfall

2.932 miles

Unnamed Waterfall

2.991 miles

Upper Chinook Creek Falls

3.068 miles

Lower Dewey Creek Falls

3.396 miles

Dewey Creek Falls

3.696 miles

Chinook Creek Falls

4.383 miles

Horseshoe Falls

4.462 miles

Boundary Creek Falls

4.465 miles

 

 

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Magnitude

13.81

IWC

Unrated

RATING

30.24 %

 

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PHYSICAL MAKEUP

Height

50 feet

Tallest Drop

40 feet

Num. Drops

2

AVG. Width

10 feet

Pitch

90 degrees

Run

20 feet

Primary Form

Tiered Horsetails

 

Watershed

Puyallup River

Stream

Unnamed

AVG. Volume

5.0 cfs

Source

Runoff

Seasonality

7 months

Best Flows

May to July

 
 

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UPDATE HISTORY

Jul 07, 2011

Added a picture(s) of this waterfall

 
 
 
 
 

 

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