Ash Creek Falls on Mount Shasta
While some of the waterfalls around Mount Shasta are well known, the greater area is not usually thought of as a destination for great waterfalls. The truth is, outside of Yosemite National Park, the Mount Shasta region has one of the finest collections of waterfalls in the American West. Whether looking for wild, glacier-fed plunges on the slopes of the mountain itself or massive cataracts on beautiful rivers, you will discover excellent specimens throughout the area. Many of the best falls are found on Mount Shasta, Ash Creek Falls and Mud Creek Falls being among the best plunges found in the state. The McCloud River is famous for its trio of magnificent waterfalls. The Trinity Divide while not often thought of as a destination for finding great falls shelters many spectacular cataracts. Click to enlarge
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- Mount Shasta and Ash Creek Falls.
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- The view from the east side across the widest section of Mud Creek Canyon.
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- Mud Creek Falls
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- A look up above Mud Creek Falls into the middle portion of Mud Creek Canyon.
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- The lowest of the large waterfalls on Mud Creek Canyon.
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- Mount Shasta peeks out above the lowest section of Mud Creek Canyon.
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- Konwakiton Falls
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- The summit of Mount Shasta and the broad north face of Shastina are seen above Whitney Falls and the head of Whitney Creek Canyon.
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- Whitney Falls
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- A closer view of Shastina and Whitney Falls
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- Mossbrae Falls
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- Castle Dome and Root Creek Falls
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- Burstarse Falls
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- Burstarse Creek cascades
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- Lower Burstarse Falls
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- Faery Falls at high water.
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- Box Canyon cascade
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- Hedge Creek Falls
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- Behind Hedge Creek Falls
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- Sweetbriar Falls
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- Caldwell Basin cascade
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- A section of the surging Wagon Creek cascades.
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- Upper Wagon Creek Falls
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- The top of Wagon Creek Falls
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- Wagon Creek Falls
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- Cascade on the South Fork of the Sacramento
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- Lower McCloud Falls
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- Lower McCloud Falls
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- Middle McCloud Falls
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- Middle McCloud Falls
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- Upper McCloud Falls
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- Upper McCloud Falls
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- Lakin Dam
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- Large cataract on the McCloud River
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- Squaw Valley Creek Falls
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- Somewhere in the Shasta Valley.
This is wonderful! Could you tell us where the falls are and what they’re called. I love your blog.
I added the names of each waterfall to the gallery. I hope that helps. Thanks for reading the site. I really appreciate it!
Beautiful!
What a collection! This was such a good idea. I’m going to remember this post to reference if I get a chance to hike over there in the future. It will help me choose my route.
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