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Piedra Volada Falls ( Spanish: ''Cascada de Piedra Volada'') is a 453-meter (1485 foot) tall plunge rainy season waterfall in the Barranca Candameña of the
Sierra Madre Occidental The Sierra Madre Occidental is a major mountain range system of the North American Cordillera, that runs northwest–southeast through northwestern and western Mexico, and along the Gulf of California. The Sierra Madre is part of the American C ...
range in Chihuahua, Mexico. The English translation of ''Piedra Volada'' is "Flying Rock" or "Flying Stone".


Geography

The falls are located in Cañon Candameña, a canyon of the Copper Canyon ''(Barranca del Cobre)'' region, within the Ocampo Municipality of the State of Chihuahua. The head of the canyon is home to Cascada Basaseachi, Mexico's third highest waterfall at 243 meters (800 feet). Piedra Volada is located on the left wall of the canyon 7 km downstream of the head of the canyon.See INEGI Instituto Nacionales de Estadistancia, Geografia e Informatica map H12D89 San Isidor Huahumar 1:50,000. Piedra Volada Falls are known to flow only during the wet season. The falls may be viewed from a moderate distance from the brink of the canyon near Huahumar. A hiking trail to the pouroff is accessed through private land near the Ejido San Lorenzo, currently an impromptu National Park administered through the National Commission of Protected Natural Areas (CONANP) with admission charge of $62MN.


See also

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List of waterfalls This list of notable waterfalls of the world is sorted by continent, then country, then province, state or territory. A waterfall is included if it is at least tall and has an existing Wikipedia article, or it is considered historically sig ...


References

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