Wild Dare Falls

Though neighboring Tin Cup Joe Falls is one of the highlights of the Alpine Lakes region, it over shadows another waterfall which were it located almost anywhere else would be held in much higher regard. Wild Dare Falls is a sliding, multi-tiered horsetail style fall which drops at least 391 feet over the same cliff band which forms Tin Cup Joe Falls, first sheeting down a domed granite face, then pitching nearly vertically into a bridal-veil style drop and finishing steep stair-step style cascade. The unnamed watercourse which produces the falls feeds from a small tarn and basin which drains the north side of Wild Dare Peak. Due to the small drainage size, the falls do run dry during the late summer and autumn months, but are surprisingly significant while snow melt sustains the modest volume of the creek. When we surveyed the falls on our most recent visit, we were only able to attain a general measurement of the overall height of the falls due to time constraints. Additionally, because of the significant amount of foreshortening levied upon views of the falls from below, our measurement of 391 feet may not represent the entire drop - though we suspect it to be fairly close.Neither this waterfall nor its stream are known to have ever been named. We have proposed calling it after Wild Dare Peak, from which the stream originates.