Feb 2, 2023
Landscape Language
Punchbowl (adj) – a type of waterfall with a narrow stream channeled into a plunge pool
Also known as “plunge” waterfalls, a punchbowl waterfall drops into a pool shaped like a punchbowl. At Mount Rainier, an impressive two-tiered example of this is Ohanapecosh Falls, which drops nearly 70 feet in total. This waterfall can be viewed during the summer by following the Eastside Trail north of the Grove of the Patriarchs. Have you visited this waterfall in the past or have examples of other punchbowl waterfalls found in the park?
NPS/C. Roundtree Photo of Ohanapecosh Falls, 2012. ~kl