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Narada Falls 
The upper tier of Narada Falls.Location Mount Rainier National Park, Lewis County, Washington, USA Type Horsetail Total height 188 feet (57 m) Number of drops 2 Total width 50 feet (15 m) Watercourse Paradise River Narada Falls is a waterfall in Mount Rainier National Park, in the U.S. state of Washington. It is said to be the most popular, because the Mount Rainier Highway crosses the falls between its two tiers.
The waterfall drops 188 feet (57 m) in two tiers of 168 feet (51 m) and 20 feet (6.1 m). The upper tier is a horsetail that falls in several strands down a nearly sheer cliff, into a canyon that is perpendicular to it. The lower tier is a much smaller plunge. During the winter, the upper falls freezes and becomes a sheer 150 feet (46 m) of icicles, which attracts many ice climbers.
The falls was named by Arthur F. Knight in 1893 after a branch of the Theosophical Society of Tacoma. This branch was called Narada, a Hindu word meaning "pure". A variant name is Neradah, and a common mistake is Nevada.[1]
See also
References
- ^ "Narada Falls". Waterfalls of the Pacific Northwest. http://www.waterfallsnorthwest.com/nws/waterfall.php?st=WA&num=979. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
Waterfalls in or near Mount Rainier National Park of Washington Bloucher • Carter • Chinook Creek • Christine • Comet • Deer Creek • Fairy • Faraway • Fish Ladder • Golden Gate • Kautz Creek • Little Mashel • Mowich Glacier• Narada • Ohanapecosh • Paradise River • Pearl • Silver • Snoquera • Sydney • Thunder • Upper Comet • Upper Stevens Creek • Van Trump • Wilson Glacier •
Coordinates: 46°46′30″N 121°44′46″W / 46.775°N 121.74611°W
Categories:- Landforms of Lewis County, Washington
- Mount Rainier National Park
- Waterfalls of Washington (state)
- Visitor attractions in Lewis County, Washington
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