Natural Attraction

The Weeping Wall

Natural Attraction
A black and white picture of the weeping wall along Going-to-the-Sun Road

Waterfalls spray directly across Going-to-the-Sun Road, soaking westbound vehicles with cold snowmelt. The 1930s road construction accidentally created a new drainage system: when builders carved through the mountainside, they bisected underground channels, forcing seasonal meltwater into a vertical drop across the asphalt. The flow roars in June and July when snowpack melts, but shrinks to a trickle by August. You're watching erosion in real time—water following the path of least resistance, reshaping the terrain the road created.

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Attraction Type
Waterfall

Location

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Numa Peak

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Pyramid Peak

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