Lower Huckleberry Falls

Lower Huckeberry Falls is the final waterfall of significance found along Huckleberry Creek within Mount Rainier National Park. The falls drop approximately 70 feet in two steps into narrow ravine. The upper tier tumbles 20-25 feet in the first step, but due to the shape of the gorge, it cannot be seen from the base of the falls and thus we were unable to properly measure it (the height estimates is derived from lidar data). The lower tier then immediately leaps 46 feet over a scenic veiling horsetail type fall into a small pool. Huckleberry Creek upstream from this waterfall drains from a basin covering approximately 5 square miles in area. The majority of the basin is situated above 5,000 feet in elevation and receives heavy snow pack in the winter, and in turn the stream will flow with considerable volume through July. From August through the beginning of the winter months the flow will be considerably lower, but never approaching a point which would be considered a trickle.