Today we visit one of the most beautiful areas of the state, the Delaware Water Gap, in the Pocono Mountains region of the state and explore Silverthread and Dingmans Falls. Seven of the nine waterfalls in Pennsylvania that meet or exceed 80 feet in height are located in or around the Delaware Water Gap, and the only two that exceed 100 feet, Dingmans and Raymondskill, are located right near each other in the DWG. The falls in this region are the most majestic in the state and are approach the world class status of some of the falls in New York and out west. My two favorite waterfalls in the state, Silverthread and Raymondskill, are located within five miles of each other in the DWG. Spectacular is the best way to describe these falls.
Silverthread Falls |
The Dingmans and Silverthread Falls observation area has a nice little visitors center and there is a boardwalk that provides excellent accessibility to the falls. |
Dingmans Falls measures in at roughly 100 feet. I've read estimates that run anywhere from 90 to 130 feet. My estimate is that this is roughly 100 feet tall, just a hair taller than Silverthread. |
Be sure to visit the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in the Poconos to see the finest waterfalls that this state has to offer.
Coordinates: 41.230556, -74.891944
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