Spray Falls, Waterfall in Mount Rainier National Park, United States.
Spray Falls is a waterfall in Mount Rainier National Park, fed by Spray Creek, a tributary of the Puyallup River. It drops about 354 feet (108 m) in a veiled horsetail form roughly 100 feet (30 m) wide, falling as a broad, broken curtain that splits into many separate streams and thin threads over dark gray and brown rock. Near the base on the left, the water gathers into a narrower channel.
Spray Falls lies in Mount Rainier National Park, fed by Spray Creek, a tributary of the Puyallup River. The falls drop about 354 feet (108 m) into a talus slope in a veiled horsetail form roughly 100 feet (30 m) wide. The name refers to the water breaking into spray as it falls.
Spray Creek, which feeds the falls, is a tributary of the Puyallup River, and the falls lie within the park's trail network below Mount Rainier. Hikers on routes in the area pass the falls as part of longer walks through the park.
Spray Falls is reached by trail from the Mowich Lake area in the northwest of Mount Rainier National Park; the route climbs through forest and crosses open ground, so allow time for the ascent. The falls drop about 354 feet (108 m) into a talus slope, and the trail continues past them toward Spray Park. Snow can linger on the upper sections into summer.
The water source comes from remnants of a glacier that keeps the flow consistent through most seasons. This reliable water supply makes it one of the park's steadier waterfalls even when others dry up or weaken.
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