Christine Falls is a waterfall on Van Trump Creek in Pierce County, Washington, located along the road to Paradise on Mount Rainier National Park's southwest side.
Christine Falls was named by John Hatrue of Yelm, Washington, in honor of Christine Louise Van Trump - daughter of P.B. Van Trump, first one to climb Mt. Rainier - who in 1889, at the age of 9, climbed to the 10,000 foot level on the mountain, despite nervous system disorder.
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| Christine Falls in Winter |
The falls have two tiers, one above and one directly underneath the bridge. They drop 69 feet in drops of 32 and 37 feet, respectively. However, it is almost impossible to photograph them together!
Since the lower drop of the waterfall is spanned by a bridge it most often photographed, The upper tier of the fall is not as easily viewed. You'll have to walk over the bridge and look upstream to see the rest of it.
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