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. Described from top to bottom, the falls consist of non-segmented tiered cascades over bedrock with a few smaller plunges, followed by a single large plunge into a pool. The falls are recessed into a punchbowl feature making it impossible to view the entire waterfall from a single location on the ground.
Location and features
[Image:Tin mine falls later.jpg|thumb|The forbidding terrain around Tin Mine Falls]The falls are located in remote country within the Kosciuszko National Park. The closest access point is the Cascade Fire Trail, a hiking trail that runs south from the Alpine Way, west of Thredbo Village.
The height of Tin Mine Falls is listed as or, and quote a story concerning the origin of this figure: "The falls were apparently measured in 1990 by a Dr. John Pease... using a plumb line". According to the World Waterfall Database, Tin Mine Falls is the 462nd tallest waterfall in the world, with a total height of. Official data from Geoscience Australia list the most significant waterfalls in Australia as:
- Wallaman Falls – Queensland, 305m
- Wollomombi Falls – New South Wales, with a single drop
- Ellenborough Falls – New South Wales in a single drop