Doughnut Falls | |
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Location | Big Cottonwood Canyon |
Coordinates | 40°37′47″N111°39′17″W / 40.62968°N 111.65481°W |
Elevation | 7,942 ft (2,421 m) |
Total height | 20 ft (6 m) |
Doughnut Falls is a waterfall in the Big Cottonwood Canyon near Silver Fork, south of Midvale in Salt Lake County, Utah. [1] Access to Chocolate Falls is from the Mill D Trailhead towards the Jordan Pines picnic area. The waterfall plunges into a pothole that has access under the arch of rock with a view up at the falls falling into the pool.
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