Information About

Cynthia Falls

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 47' 10" N,
153 ° 12' 31" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Newhalen

Elevation

614 ft (187.15 m)

Cynthia Falls in Detail.

About

on Iniskin Peninsula, in course of Hardy Creek, 2.8 mi. SW of mouth of Fitz Creek at Chinitna Bay, Aleutian Range

History

Local name reported by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1947; derived from the name of a geological formation in the vicinity given by oil company geologists in 1938 because the waterfall is fromed by a distinctive unit of sedimentary rocks.