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The highest-altitude waterfalls
Thin air, cold water, long views.
Ranked by the elevation of the fall itself above sea level, not its height. Mountain waterfalls run on snowmelt, so most of these have a short, bright season and a long frozen one.
16 waterfalls
1
Chasm FallsUnited States
2,759 m above sea level
2
Thomson's FallsKenya
2,360 m above sea level
3
Karkabud WaterfallIran
2,280 m above sea level
4
Gavarnie FallsFrance
2,200 m above sea level
5
Korab FallsNorth Macedonia
2,120 m above sea level
6
Skakavitsa WaterfallBulgaria
1,950 m above sea level
7
Tower FallUnited States
1,933 m above sea level
8
Paulina Creek FallsUnited States
1,899 m above sea level
9
Kopren WaterfallSerbia
1,820 m above sea level
10
Vodopád SkokSlovakia
1,801 m above sea level
11
Shahandasht WaterfallIran
1,741 m above sea level
12
Upper Mesa FallsUnited States
1,707 m above sea level
13
Cascata del ToceItaly
1,675 m above sea level
14
Kaluđerski SkokoviSerbia
1,554 m above sea level
15
Karera waterfallsBurundi
1,546 m above sea level
16
PolikaryaRussia
1,500 m above sea level
Chasm FallsUnited States
2,759 m above sea level
2
Thomson's FallsKenya
2,360 m above sea level
3
Karkabud WaterfallIran
2,280 m above sea level
4
Gavarnie FallsFrance
2,200 m above sea level
5
Korab FallsNorth Macedonia
2,120 m above sea level
6
Skakavitsa WaterfallBulgaria
1,950 m above sea level
7
Tower FallUnited States
1,933 m above sea level
8
Paulina Creek FallsUnited States
1,899 m above sea level
9
Kopren WaterfallSerbia
1,820 m above sea level
10
Vodopád SkokSlovakia
1,801 m above sea level
11
Shahandasht WaterfallIran
1,741 m above sea level
12
Upper Mesa FallsUnited States
1,707 m above sea level
13
Cascata del ToceItaly
1,675 m above sea level
14
Kaluđerski SkokoviSerbia
1,554 m above sea level
15
Karera waterfallsBurundi
1,546 m above sea level
16
PolikaryaRussia
1,500 m above sea level
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