High Falls
Minnesota · 120-foot drop · Last verified 2026-05-15
Flow at High Falls is 126 cfs today, around its seasonal average.
Right now
Streamflow
126 cfs
PIGEON RIVER AT MIDDLE · 50m ago
Overnight
55°F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
70°F
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Today's daylight
Sunrise 5:29 AM · Sunset 8:40 PM · 15h 12m
Snapshot built 10m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS DLH.
High Falls is a waterfall in Cook County, Minnesota. It drops roughly 120 feet. Access details and conditions have not yet been verified in person by Fallspots — the data on this page comes from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
High Falls sits in Cook County, Minnesota. The base sits at roughly 699 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 55 minutes from Grand Marais. A trail — High Falls Trail — runs within 30 meters of the marked location. No public parking is recorded within 2 km, so a longer approach is likely. It draws modest visitor attention — busier weekends, quiet weekdays. Source records come from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Is the water flowing right now?
Most waterfall sites don't tell you this. The waterfall itself is almost never gauged, but a USGS streamgage in the same watershed can tell you whether snowmelt has started, peaked, or run dry.
USGS gage 04010500 · 1 mi away
PIGEON RIVER AT MIDDLE FALLS NR GRAND PORTAGE MN
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30-day streamflow
Below 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 1,250 cfs · 10% of last year — significantly drier
Compare to nearby falls
If this one isn't the right fit, here's how it stacks up against the closest documented falls. Every column is filterable on the site — not buried in 13,000 reviews.
| Waterfall | Distance | Height | Trail | Dogs | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Falls (this page) | — | 120 ft | — | — | — |
| Middle Falls | 1 mi | 20 ft | — | — | — |
| Partridge Falls | 11 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Portage Falls | 20 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
| Devil's Kettle Falls | 24 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
| Upper Falls | 24 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
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Questions visitors ask about High Falls
Answers built from our structured data. If a question isn't here, the fact is unverified — we'd rather omit than guess.
How tall is High Falls?
High Falls is 120 feet (36.5 m) tall. Height is sourced from OSM.
How far is High Falls from a major city?
High Falls is 39 miles from Grand Marais (about 55 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
48.0049, -89.5983
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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