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Snoqualmie Falls

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Snoqualmie Falls
Snoqualmie Falls
Snoqualmie Falls
Snoqualmie Falls
Snoqualmie Falls
Snoqualmie Falls
Snoqualmie Falls
Snoqualmie Falls
Snoqualmie Falls
Snoqualmie Falls
Snoqualmie Falls
Snoqualmie Falls
Snoqualmie Falls
Snoqualmie Falls
Snoqualmie Falls
Phone:
+1 425-326-2563

Address:
6501 Railroad Ave SE, Snoqualmie, WA 98065-9687

Snoqualmie Falls is a 268-foot waterfall in the northwest United States, located east of Seattle on the Snoqualmie River between Snoqualmie and Fall City, Washington. It is one of Washington's most popular scenic attractions, but is perhaps best known internationally for its appearance in the cult television series Twin Peaks. More than 1.5 million visitors come to the Falls every year, where there is a two-acre park, an observation deck, and a gift shop. Most of the river is diverted into the power plants, but at times the river is high enough to flow across the entire precipice, which creates an almost blinding spray. High water occurs following a period of heavy rains or snow followed by warm rainy weather. This can occur during the rainy season which lasts from November through March. During high water, the falls take on a curtain form. For the Snoqualmie People, who have lived for centuries in the Snoqualmie Valley in western Washington, Snoqualmie Falls is central to their culture, beliefs, and spirituality. A traditional burial site, to the Snoqualmie, the falls are the place where First Woman and First Man were created by Moon the Transformer and where prayers were carried up to the Creator by great mists that rise from the powerful flow. The mists rising from the base of the waterfall are said to serve to connect Heaven and Earth.The falls were first nominated for the National Register of Historic Places in 1992 as a Traditional Cultural Property for its association with the beliefs of the Snoqualmie people. However, the property owner, Puget Sound Energy, objected to the listing. The falls were subsequently determined eligible for listing in the National Register. The owners rescinded their objection and on September 2, 2009, the falls were formally listed in the National Register.
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