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Shriner Falls
   Pierce County, Washington

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Shriner Falls occurs on one of the several small perennial streams flowing off Shriner Peak in the eastern part of Mount Rainier National Park. The falls can be seen from Highway 123 where the creek almost sprays right on to the road. The falls drop a total of about 150 feet, but the largest tier of the falls is partially obstructed due to moderate foreshortening. This is more of a pause-while-driving-by sort of attraction than anything else, so don't put too much into a stop.

HISTORY AND NAMING INFORMATION

  • Shriner Falls is the Unofficial name of this waterfall.

LOCATION AND DIRECTIONS

The falls are located along side Highway 123 on the east side of Mt. Rainier National Park, about 6.4 miles south of Cayuse Pass. There is a large turnout on the west side of the road where you can park and view the falls.

Latitude

46.81656 N

Longitude

-121.55208 W

Elevation

2975 feet

USGS Quadrangle

Chinook Pass 7 1/2"

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OTHER NEARBY WATERFALLS

Name

Distance

Stafford Falls

0.425 miles

Lower Double Peak Falls

0.995 miles

Chinook Cascades

1.159 miles

Zigzag Falls

1.266 miles

Double Peak Falls

1.267 miles

Ohanapecosh Falls

1.633 miles

Deer Creek Falls

2.3 miles

Sydney Falls

2.671 miles

Boundary Creek Falls

2.719 miles

Unnamed Waterfall

2.761 miles

 

 

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Magnitude

18.45

IWC

0.35  (Class 1)

RATING

24.68 %

 

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PHYSICAL MAKEUP

Height

172 feet

Tallest Drop

 

Num. Drops

3

AVG. Width

8 feet

Pitch

65 degrees

Run

200 feet

Primary Form

Tiered Horsetails

 

Watershed

Cowlitz River

Stream

Unnamed

AVG. Volume

10.0 cfs

Source

Runoff

Seasonality

8 months

Best Flows

May to August

 
 

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UPDATE HISTORY

Feb 19, 2013

Edited basic information about this waterfall

 
 
 
 
 

 

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