Buttermilk Falls - Buttermilk Falls State Park - Ithaca, NY
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N 42° 25.000 W 076° 31.310
18T E 374789 N 4697161
The bottom of Buttermilk Falls is a popular swimming area. "Visible from the state park entrance, cascading Buttermilk Falls is the largest of 10 falls along Buttermilk Creek as it plunges 600 feet to the valley. "
Waymark Code: WMQZZ5
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 04/21/2016
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112 E. Buttermilk Falls Rd., off Rt 13 S, Ithaca, NY 14850
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"Cascades, staircases, segmented falls, and plunges. The main falls, or Buttermilk Falls, is 165 ft high, tumbling in a wide, frothy cascade. It is divided into two equally high segments (the ‘first’ and ‘second’ fall), with a twist around the gorge in-between. There are numerous cascades and plunges along the rest of the trail, varying from 5 to 35 ft in height."
"Buttermilk Falls State Park takes its name from its centerpiece, the classical 165 ft foaming cascade, enjoyed by thousands of visitors each year. The water mixes, twists and turns over the rock, looking indeed like creamy buttermilk as it reaches the bottom. Buttermilk Creek drops a total of over 650 feet through this valley toward Cayuga Lake, tumbling over ten distinct waterfalls along the way."