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Waterfalls that freeze
Ice climbs, frozen curtains and blue caves.
Waterfalls far enough north, or high enough, to freeze solid in a hard winter. Some become ice-climbing routes; most simply become the strangest version of themselves for a few weeks. This is a climate-band selection, so check local conditions before you plan a frozen-falls trip.
80 waterfalls
Full guide Gullfoss
Iceland's most iconic waterfall, on the Golden Circle
Seljalandsfoss
One of the few waterfalls walkable on all sides
Full guide Skógafoss
Iceland's classic 60-metre curtain, with 527 steps to the top
Full guide Dettifoss
Among Europe's most powerful waterfalls
Full guide Multnomah Falls
Oregon's most-visited natural landmark
UNESCO Takakkaw Falls
One of Canada's tallest waterfalls
UNESCO Seven Sisters Waterfall
Centerpiece of the UNESCO-listed Geirangerfjord
UNESCO Rjukanfossen
Anchor of a UNESCO industrial heritage landscape
UNESCO Virginia Falls
One of Canada's most remote major waterfalls
UNESCO Lower Falls of the Yellowstone
Centerpiece of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
Full guide Johnston Canyon Falls
Banff's most popular canyon hike
UNESCO Athabasca Falls
Most powerful waterfall in Jasper National Park
Full guide Svartifoss
Framed by the basalt columns that echo in Hallgrímskirkja's design
Vinnufossen
Vinnufossen or Vinnufallet is one of the tallest waterfalls in Europe and the eighth-tallest in the world.…
James Bruce Falls
James Bruce Falls is a waterfall in British Columbia, Canada, the highest-measured waterfall of North America…
Ramnefjellsfossen
Ramnefjellsfossen is unofficially listed as the third-highest waterfall in the world in several publications.…
Mongefossen
Mongefossen is a waterfall in the Rauma Municipality of Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is the fourth…
Kjelfossen
Among Norway's tallest waterfalls, above the Nærøyfjord
Kjeragfossen
Kjeragfossen is a waterfall in the eastern part of Sandnes Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The…
Mardalsfossen
Runs at full natural force only a few weeks a year
Aluoja Falls
Aluoja Falls is a waterfall in northern Estonia. It is located in the village of Pühajõe in Toila Parish…
Sulphide Creek Falls
Sulphide Creek Falls is a tall, moderately large volume waterfall within North Cascades National Park in…
Tyssestrengene
Tyssestrengene are waterfalls east of the village of Tyssedal in Ullensvang Municipality, in Vestland county…
Langfoss
One of Norway's tallest waterfalls visible from the road
Sunwapta Falls
Sunwapta Falls is a pair of waterfalls of the Sunwapta River in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. The…
Hog's Back Falls
The Hog's Back Falls, officially known as the Prince of Wales Falls, but rarely referred to by this name, are…
Skrikjofossen
Skrikjofossen is a waterfall in Ullensvang Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The falls are located…
Della Falls
One of Canada's tallest waterfalls, and among its most remote
Gavarnie Falls
The Gavarnie Falls is a tiered waterfall in France. With its overall drop of 422 metres, it is the highest…
Hunlen Falls
Hunlen Falls is a waterfall located at the mouth of Turner Lake in the Pacific Ranges of British Columbia…
Vermafossen
Vermafossen or Vermefossen is a waterfall in Rauma Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The…
Pissing Mare Falls
Pissing Mare Falls is a tiered waterfall in Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, Canada. It is formed from…
Depot Creek Falls
Depot Creek Falls is a 967-foot -high waterfall in the North Cascades National Park, Whatcom County…
Vettisfossen
Norway's tallest completely unregulated waterfall
Valursfossen
Valursfossen is a waterfall in Eidfjord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is part of the river…
Venta Rapid
Venta Rapid is a waterfall on the Venta River in Kuldīga, western Latvia. It is the widest waterfall in…
Svøufallet
Svøufallet is a waterfall in Sunndal Municipality, in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 246-metre tall…
Rjoandefossen
Rjoandefossen is a waterfall in Aurland Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located about 3…
Reiårsfossen
Reiårsfossen is a 230-metre tall waterfall in Setesdal, Norway. The waterfall is located along the Norwegian…
Morsárfoss
Morsárfoss is a waterfall in Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland. Measurements showed that one of the several…
Kjosfossen
Kjosfossen is a waterfall located in Aurland Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The waterfall is one of…
Kvinnefossen
Kvinnefossen is a waterfall of the river Kvinna in Sogndal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. County…
Glymur
Glymur is a waterfall in Hvalfjarðarsveit, Vesturland, Iceland. It is the second-tallest in the country with…
Full guide Vøringsfossen
One of Norway's most celebrated national tourist route waterfalls
Crypt Falls
Crypt Falls is a waterfall in southwestern Alberta in Waterton Lakes National Park. It is viewable from the…
Latefossen
One of Norway's most photographed twin waterfalls
Tvindefossen
Tvindefossen is a waterfall in Voss Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located about 12…
Bird Woman Falls
Bird Woman Falls is a 560 feet waterfall located immediately west of the continental divide in Glacier…
Helmcken Falls
Fourth-largest waterfall in Canada by flow
Fossá
Fossurin í Fossá is one of the highest waterfalls in the Faroe Islands, and one of the biggest attractions in…
Korab Falls
Korab Falls is a waterfall in the upper course of the Dlaboka River on Mount Korab, North Macedonia. It forms…
Espeland Falls
Espeland Falls or Espelandsfossen is a 135-metre tall waterfall located in the Espeland Valley in Voss…
Hengifoss
Hengifoss is the third highest waterfall in Iceland, 128 meters. It is located in Hengifossá in…
Stalheimsfossen
Stalheimsfossen is a waterfall located in the village of Stalheim in Voss Municipality in Vestland county…
Háifoss
Háifoss is a waterfall situated near the volcano Hekla in southern Iceland. The waterfall Granni is next to…
Dry Falls (Grant County)
Dry Falls is a 3.5-mile-long scalloped precipice with four major alcoves, in central Washington scablands.…
Steall Falls
Scotland's second-tallest waterfall
Kitsiputous
Kitsiputous, located in Enontekiö is one of the highest waterfalls in Finland. The falls are located along…
Comet Falls
Comet Falls is a tall waterfall located on Van Trump Creek in Pierce County, Washington. The falls are…
Falls of Glomach
One of Britain tallest waterfalls
Brudesløret
Brudesløret is a waterfall in Haukå which is located in Kinn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is…
Kopren Waterfall
Kopren Waterfall is the second highest waterfall in Serbia. It is located on Stara Planina mountain in…
Dynjandi
Dynjandi is a waterfall located in Arnarfjörður in the Westfjords region of Iceland. It is the largest…
Skakavac
Skakavac is a waterfall in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is 12 kilometres northeast of Sarajevo, above the…
Njupeskär
Njupeskär is a waterfall in the river Njupån in Fulufjället National Park, Sweden, about 2 kilometres away…
Månafossen
Månafossen is a waterfall in Gjesdal Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 92 metre tall waterfall is…
Västanåfallet
Västanåfallet is a cascade waterfall located in Härnösand Municipality, in Västernorrland County, Sweden. The…
Full guide Montmorency Falls
30 metres taller than Niagara Falls
Snoqualmie Falls
Site of one of the oldest operating hydroelectric plants in the US
Union Falls
Union Falls is a fan-type waterfall on Mountain Ash Creek, a tributary of the Fall River in the Cascade…
Churchill Falls
Churchill Falls is a 245 ft high waterfall on the Churchill River in Labrador, Canada.
Thomson's Falls
Thomson's Falls is a 74-metre waterfall on the Ewaso Ng'iro River in Central Rift Valley Kenya, a few…
Saint Anne Falls
Saint Anne Falls is a waterfall going through Canyon Sainte-Anne, Quebec.
Skakavitsa Waterfall
The Skakavitsa Waterfall is the highest waterfall in the Rila Mountains in Bulgaria. It is part of Rila…
Great Divide waterfall
The High Level Bridge spans the North Saskatchewan River in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Opened as a bilevel…
Palouse Falls
Washington State's official state waterfall
Grey Mare's Tail
One of Britain tallest waterfalls, in a classic hanging valley
Narva Falls
Narva Falls is a pair of waterfalls on the Narva River in Estonia and Russia. Between the southeast part of…
Fettjeåfallet
Fettjeåfallet is a waterfall located just west of Klövsjö in Fettjeån , Jämtland, Sweden. It has a height of…
Narada Falls
Narada Falls is a waterfall in Mount Rainier National Park, in the U.S. state of Washington. It is said to be…