Narada Falls
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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 (57.3 m) in two tiers of 168 feet (51.2 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 (45.7 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.
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. It was one of the US's earliest National Parks, having been established on March 2, 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States. The park contains...
, in the U.S. state
U.S. state
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of Washington. It is said to be the most popular, because the Mount Rainier Highway
Washington State Route 706
State Route 706 is a state highway in Pierce County, in the U.S. state of Washington. It extends from SR 7 in the census-designated place of Elbe east to the Longmire gate of Mount Rainier National Park.The highway formerly was part of the Tacoma – Mount Rainier branch of Primary...
crosses the falls between its two tiers.
The waterfall drops 188 feet (57.3 m) in two tiers of 168 feet (51.2 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 (45.7 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
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
word meaning "pure". A variant name is Neradah, and a common mistake is Nevada.