Fulmer Falls

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Fulmer Falls
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Location George W. Childs Recreation Site, Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania
Type Chute
Total height16.8 metres (55 ft)

Fulmer Falls is the second waterfall located in the George W. Childs Recreation Site in Dingmans Ferry, Pike County, Pennsylvania, United States of America. The falls are downstream from Factory Falls and upstream from Deer Leap Falls on the Dingmans Creek. At 17 meters (56 feet), it is the largest of the three falls. [1]

The falls can be reached at 41°14′12.36″N74°54′55.62″W / 41.2367667°N 74.9154500°W / 41.2367667; -74.9154500 from Childs Park Road, west of Lake Road (State Route 2004), 2.6 kilometers (1.6 miles) north of Pennsylvania Route 739.

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References

  1. Brown, Scott (2004). Pennsylvania waterfalls: a guide for hikers and photographers. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. pp. 14–16. ISBN   0-8117-3184-7.

Coordinates: 41°14′12″N74°54′56″W / 41.23667°N 74.91556°W / 41.23667; -74.91556