About Crow Pass Trailhead

After passing a number of rusted mining ruins of the Monarch Mine, you’ll be able to look directly up the rock-walled gorge of the falls. The mines were active from 1909 to 1938 and just after the turn of the 20th century, hundreds of prospectors heading for other parts of the state on the Iditarod Trail passed the Monarch’s undiscovered vein without knowing it. Depending on the wind, you may even feel the spray spewing out of the gorge. As you climb the switchbacks bordering the creek, turn around often for a deeper view into the massive columns of falling water. You’ll even come across a short side trail that sidles down a very precipitous ledge to the corner of the gorge. There you can truly feel the spray and splash of the falling water as it rumbles down the rocky caves before you.