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Information about Triple Falls: |
Name: Triple Falls (Proposed 2011) |
County: Greene |
Region: Kaaterskill Clove |
Location: Buttermilk Ravine |
Order within ravine: 9th of 10 drops (1=highest elevation) |
Order within waterfall: 1 of 1 (1=highest elevation) |
Total Height: ~25' (GPS inf 2011) |
Top Elevation: 1,155 |
Bottom Elevation: 1,130 |
Type of Waterfall: plunge |
Number of Drops: 3 |
GPS location: N42 10.903, W74 04.055 |
WGS84 location: 42.181717, -74.067583 |
Deg, Min, Sec location: N42 10 54, W74 04 03 |
UTM location: 18N 577001, 4670373 |
Named: 2011 |
Previous or Alternate Names: none known |
Description: Triple Falls is a small waterfall located just above Lower Buttermilk Falls at the bottom of the Buttermilk Ravine. There are 3 small drops, which provides it's name. These falls can be only be visited at any low water. You must cross the Kaaterskill Creek to visit or see them. |
Hiking Distance: ~1 mile from the parking lot below Bastion Falls. |
Elevation Loss: 300 from Rt 23a Parking lot below Bastion Falls. |
Map No: VO: N/A - TC: Map #141 - NG: N/A - USGS: Kaaterskill Quad |
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Known Access Safety: Kaaterskill Creek can only be crossed at low water |
Known Access Safety: Must bushwhack down to Lake Creek |
Unattractions:Must bushwhack down to the old Rip Van Winkle Road |
Access Methods: Hike |
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Directions to Trail Head from New York State Thruway (Easist, not the shortest): |
GPS Coordinates to DEC Parking Lot: N42 11.137 W74 04.243 (WGS84: 42.185617, -74.070717) - Elevation is approximately 1,336 feet |
Take New York State Thruway to Exit 21 (Catskill). |
Take a left out of the NYS Thruway entrance road. |
Go approximately 3/4 mile |
Take a right onto Route 23 West |
Go approximately 6.6 miles to Cairo, NY |
Take a LEFT onto Rt 32. McDonalds Rest. on corner. |
Go approximately 7.7 miles on Rt 32 |
Take a RIGHT onto Rt 23A |
Go approximately 5.0 miles on Rt 23A . |
Park in the Parking Lot on the LEFT side (south side) of the road BEFORE Bastion Falls. |