Angel Falls (Maine)
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44°46′58″N 70°42′35″W / 44.7829°N 70.7096°W
Angel Falls | |
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![]() Angel Falls, in Maine | |
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Location | Franklin County, Maine, U.S. |
Type | Horsetail[1] |
Total height | 27m (90 ft) |
Number of drops | 1 |
Longest drop | 27m (90 ft) |
Angel Falls is a 90-foot (27 m) waterfall on Mountain Brook in Township D – northwest of Houghton – in the White Mountains of Franklin County, Maine. The "remarkably scenic"[2] Angel Falls is a set of plunging tiers totaling 90 feet (27 m) in height, and with surrounding cliffs of 115 feet (35 m) in height. Flowing out of a 25-foot-wide gap (7.6 m) in the cliff, it is thought by many to be the tallest waterfall in Maine, tied for height with Moxie Falls,[2] though this is not the case; as Katahdin Falls, also in Maine, is some 710 feet (220 m) taller.[1] Angel Falls is so named as, when the water flow is right, the falls appear as an angel.[3]
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