Granite cliff
White water.
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Shannon Falls is a waterfall in a provincial park of the same name in British Columbia, Canada, on the Sea to Sky Highway about 4 km south of central Squamish in a straight line and about 58 km from Vancouver by road. The water drops from a height of 335 metres, making it the third highest waterfall in British Columbia. It is named after William Shannon, who settled the land in 1889 and made bricks here. The park covers 87 hectares and also protects part of the northeast shore of Howe Sound. The falls rarely freeze, and when they do they draw ice climbers. White water slides down a towering granite cliff in a chain of chutes and leaps, framed by dense evergreen forest. The flow is strongest in spring snowmelt and after heavy rain, when spray fills the air at the base. Visitors walk a short forest path from the car park to a viewing platform at the foot of the falls. The Sea to Sky Gondola and Stawamus Chief Provincial Park are next door, and the Sea to Summit Trail gives views of the creek above the falls. Climbers use the neighbouring cliffs.
White water.
At the base.
Next door.
Sea to Sky Highway, south of Squamish, British Columbia, Canada
No, a short path from the car park.
In spring and after rain.
