Keekwulee Falls
| Keekwulee Falls | |
|---|---|
Interactive map of Keekwulee Falls | |
| Location | Washington, United States |
| Coordinates | 47°25′51″N 121°27′12″W / 47.4307°N 121.4532°W |
Keekwulee Falls is a waterfall on Denny Creek in the U.S. state of Washington,[1] approximately two miles west of Snoqualmie Pass, and located within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area.[2][3]
Name
Keekwulee Falls was named in 1916 by a group of hikers from The Mountaineers, a Washington-based club for outdoor recreation.[4] It was named for the Chinook Jargon word keekwulee, variously spelled keekwillie and kikwəli, which is often translated as "to fall down", but is understood by contemporary references as a preposition meaning "low, below, under, down."[5][6][7] It is also used in verbal phrases meaning "to lower," "to put down," or "to descend."[6][7] The Chinook Jargon word is derived from the Chinookan word gíkʷli, meaning "down" or "below."[7]
Attributes
The waterfall has two drops, one 90 feet (27 m) and one 35 feet (11 m), with a combined drop of approximately 125 feet (38 m).[4][8][9][5][3] There is a viewpoint of the falls from the Denny Creek trail.[10]
See also
References
- ↑ Wakayama, Brady (October 9, 2022). "17-year-old dies while hiking on Keekwulee Falls". king5.com. Archived from the original on May 23, 2025. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
- ↑ "Hiker falls to death near Pass". Snoqualmie Valley Record. October 2, 2008. Archived from the original on February 9, 2024. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
- 1 2 "Denny Creek". Washington Trails Association. Washington Trails Association. Retrieved March 25, 2026.
- 1 2 "Keekwulee Falls". Northwest Waterfall Survey. World Waterfall Database. Retrieved March 25, 2026.
- 1 2 Romano, Craig (July 19, 2012). "Try This Trail: Melakwa Lake". Seattle Met. Retrieved March 25, 2026.
- 1 2 Gibbs, George (1905). A Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon. Cramoisy Press. p. 8.
- 1 2 3 Chinuk Wawa / Chinuk Wawa / kakwa nsayka ulman-tili̩xam ɬaska munk-kəmtəks nsayka / As Our Elders Teach Us to Speak It. Chinuk Wawa Dictionary Project / University of Washington Press. 2012. pp. 113–114. ISBN 9780295991863.
- ↑ Turner, Nicholas (October 8, 2022). "Hiker falls to death through waterfall in North Bend". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on October 20, 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
- ↑ Gantenbein, Douglas; Griffin, Tom; Russell, Kristen; Scheer, Roddy; Smyth, Virginia (July 8, 2022). "The 14 Best Places to Hike in the PNW". Seattle Magazine. Archived from the original on April 26, 2025. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
- ↑ Sweeney, Don (October 9, 2022). "Slip off of 125-foot waterfall kills 17-year-old hiker, Washington officials say". The News Tribune. Archived from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2025.