Plaikni Falls, Crater Lake National Park

Name: Plaikni Falls
Address: Crater Lake National Park, United States

#15 among attractions in Crater Lake National Park

Natural attraction, Nature, Waterfall

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Plaikni Falls, is a waterfall located along the East Rim Drive within the Crater Lake National Park at the south end of Mount Scott, in Klamath County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. The waterfall is located in a glacier carved cliff surrounded by walls of petrified volcanic ash consequence of Mount Mazama eruption. ()

Height: 20 ftCoordinates: 42°54'34"N, 122°2'56"W

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Plaikni Falls – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Crater Lake, Sinnott Memorial Observation Station, Mount Scott, Mount Mazama.

3.7 miNW
Natural attraction, Nature, Lake
Crater Lake, Crater Lake National Park
94 min walk • Nestled in the heart of southern Oregon, Crater Lake is a crown jewel of the United States' natural wonders, located in the Crater Lake National Park. This pristine lake is renowned for its deep blue color and clear waters, which are a result of its formation in a...
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Natural history museum, Museum
Sinnott Memorial Observation Station, Crater Lake National Park
122 min walk • The Sinnott Memorial Observation Station is a sheltered viewpoint built into the caldera cliff 900 feet above Crater Lake in southern Oregon, United States. It is located near the Rim Village Visitor Center in Crater Lake National Park.
1.9 miNE
Highest point in Crater Lake Park
Mount Scott, Crater Lake National Park
49 min walk • Mount Scott is a small stratovolcano and a so-called parasitic cone on the southeast flank of Crater Lake in southern Oregon. It is approximately 420,000 years old.
1.8 miW
Collapsed volcano with Crater Lake
Mount Mazama, Crater Lake National Park
47 min walk • Mount Mazama is a complex volcano in the state of Oregon, United States, in a segment of the Cascade Volcanic Arc and Cascade Range. Most of the mountain collapsed following a major eruption approximately 7,700 years ago. The volcano is in Klamath County, in the southern Cascades, 60 miles north of the Oregon–California border.
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Natural attraction, Nature, Volcano
Garfield Peak, Crater Lake National Park
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Natural attraction, Nature, Waterfall
Duwee Falls, Crater Lake National Park
150 min walk • Duwee Falls is a steep tiered waterfall on Munson Creek, a tributary of the Klamath River, that plunges into a gaping canyon within the Crater Lake National Park in the U.S. state of Oregon.
4.8 miW
Neighbourhood
Rim Village Historic District, Crater Lake National Park
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Natural attraction, Nature, Forest
Crater National Forest, Crater Lake National Park
158 min walk • Crater National Forest was established by the U.S. Forest Service in Oregon on July 1, 1908 with 1,119,834 acres from portions of Cascade, Klamath and, Siskiyou National Forests as well as all of Ashland National Forest.
3.8 miNW
Tree
Old Man of the Lake, Crater Lake National Park
98 min walk • The Old Man of the Lake is a 30-foot tall tree stump, most likely a hemlock, that has been bobbing vertically in Oregon's Crater Lake since at least 1896.
4.4 miW
Interesting neighbourhood
Munson Valley Historic District, Crater Lake National Park
112 min walk • Munson Valley Historic District is the headquarters and main support area for Crater Lake National Park in southern Oregon. The National Park Service chose Munson Valley for the park headquarters because of its central location within the park.
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Volcanic island with seasonal trails
Wizard Island, Crater Lake National Park
138 min walk • Wizard Island is a volcanic cinder cone which forms an island at the west end of Crater Lake in Crater Lake National Park, Oregon. The top of the island reaches 6,933 feet above sea level, about 755 feet above the average surface of the lake. The cone is capped by a volcanic crater about 500 feet wide and 100 feet deep.