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| RATING - 5/10 TYPE OF APPROACH - Bushwhack DIFFICULTY - Medium LOCATION - Marblemount Area TYPE - Tiered HEIGHT - 100' WIDTH - 5' |
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| DIRECTIONS - Take
HWY 20 east from Burlington and through Marblemount. About 1/3 of a mile before
crossing Damnation Creek, turn left onto an unmarked dirt road. Follow the road to
its end and then head down to the creek. Follow it upstream until the walls begin to
close in and then climb up the hillside on the left of the creek. Follow the
bouldery hillside for a few hundred feet to a viewpoint of the falls. During lower
water levels it should be possible to get right to the base of the falls. The total
trip from the car is maybe 1/4 of a mile. NEARBY WATERFALLS - Big Devil Falls, Granite Gorge Falls, Ladder Creek Falls, Newhalem Falls, Newhalem Creek Falls |
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Damnation Creek runs
over a series of small drops, culminating in a 70' finale. Bryan Swan lists the
falls as being 232' tall and I won't argue that but the part of the falls that can be seen
easily is in the 100' range. He named the falls Purgatory Falls, one of his more
clever names. The falls aren't exactly pretty but it's pretty impressive seeing the
fairly large volume of Damnation Creek tumble down the mountainside. This one is not
real difficult to get to but does involve a short climb up the steep hill and the viewing
area is next to a straight drop of around 30'-50' tall so keep the kids away from this
one.