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Visual Magnitude:

84

Absolute Magnitude:

97

BWR (Class):

3.22  (Class 4)

Scenic Rating:
(graded on a curve)

81 / 100

   Grandeur:

24 / 35

   Scenery:

30 / 35

   Volume:

6 / 10

   Height:

7 / 10

   Width:

5 / 10

English

Metric

Total Height:

1154 feet

352 meters

Tallest Single Drop:

Number of Drops:

2

Waterfall Type:

Tiered

Average Width:

100 feet

30 meters

Average Volume:

Maximum Recorded Volume:

Watercourse:

Helmet Creek

Seasonality:

Perennial

Seasons of Best Flow:

1

Continent:

North America

Country:

Canada

State / Province:

British Columbia

Locality:

Kootenay National Park

Specific Location:

Washmawapta Icefield

Latitude / Longitude:

Related Maps:

British Columbia Base Map

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Directions:

Unavailable

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Helmet Falls is one of the tallest waterfalls in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. The headwaters of Helmet Creek come gushing out of the Washmawwapta Icefield, and almost immediately plunge over 1000 feet to the valley below. The falls actually consist of two streams, fed by two separate glaciers, which merge mid-fall, then drop over the second, smaller tier of the falls. The falls can only be reached via a 9 mile hike from the popular Vermilion Paint Pots.

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http://ihtcr.bivouac.com/KootenayPark/Rockwallhi/Page12.htm

2004-09-06 - Updated ratings, added map link.

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