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Australia · New South Wales
Tin Mine Falls
The Tin Mine Falls is a cascade waterfall located in the remote Pilot Wilderness Area within the Kosciuszko National Park in the Snowy Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia.
Essentials guide
Facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia, compiled September 2026; season and access are our estimate, not a visit report. How we build these pages.
Tin Mine Falls drops over a series of steps, inside Kosciuszko National Park. It is a tiered-type fall, and the nearest base for a visit is New South Wales, Australia. Access to the main viewpoint is rated hard.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).
As a tiered waterfall, a series of distinct drops, one below the other.
What you can do here
A walk-in-and-look waterfall
No commercial adventures run at Tin Mine Falls itself — the experience is the approach and the view. Guided day trips from New South Wales are the easiest way to combine it with the area around it.
Also good forHikingPhotographyWildlife & safari
When to go
Spring, September to December, pairs snowmelt or winter rain with lengthening days; autumn (April to May) is the quieter second season.
Getting there
- Base town New South Wales, Australia
- Country Australia
- Region New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
- Access Hard — a serious approach: distance, altitude, a boat, or a guide
How it compares
This waterfall
Tin Mine Falls
Australia
Height—Width—
Most similar
Russell Falls
Australia
Height45 mWidth—
Also a tiered waterfall and in Australia too
Largest curtain
Victoria Falls
Zimbabwe · Zambia
Height108 mWidth1,708 m
Largest single sheet of falling water
Tallest on earth
Angel Falls
Venezuela
Height979 mWidth—
Widest on earth
Khone Phapheng Falls
Laos
Height21 mWidth10,783 m
Measured across the whole multi-channel system
45 m
108 m
330 m
979 m
Russell FallsVictoria FallsEiffel TowerAngel Falls
Khone Phapheng Falls
10,783 m
Victoria Falls
1,708 m
We don't have a reliable crest width for Tin Mine Falls yet, so it is left off the width chart. Tallest · widest lists.
Watch and read
Books worth packing
Lonely Planet Best Day Walks AustraliaLonely Planet
Walking guide
Lonely Planet Best Day Walks Australia
Lonely Planet · 2024
Short and half-day walks around Australia, useful for fitting waterfall hikes into a wider trip.
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About this place
Places We Swim: Exploring Australia's Best Beaches, Pools, Waterfalls, Lakes, Hot Springs and Gorges
Caroline Clements and Dillon Seitchik-Reardon · 2018
A guide to Australian swimming spots including waterfall plunge pools; check the state of each pool locally before swimming.
On the map
-36.66528, 148.23472
Quick answers
Where is Tin Mine Falls?
Tin Mine Falls is in Australia (New South Wales), inside Kosciuszko National Park. The nearest base is New South Wales, Australia. Its coordinates are -36.6653, 148.2347.
When is the best time to visit Tin Mine Falls?
Peak flow is September to December. Spring, September to December, pairs snowmelt or winter rain with lengthening days; autumn (April to May) is the quieter second season.
What can you do at Tin Mine Falls?
Beyond the viewpoints: hiking, photography and wildlife & safari. Access to the main viewpoint is rated hard — a serious approach: distance, altitude, a boat, or a guide.
How do you get to Tin Mine Falls?
The usual base is New South Wales, Australia. A serious approach: distance, altitude, a boat, or a guide from there.
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