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Bridal Veil Falls, a 365-foot waterfall above Telluride, Colorado, is both a dramatic natural landmark and a route into the surrounding high country. Bridal Veil Creek drops over the cliff at the head of the box canyon, and trails and off-road routes continue to meadows and lakes above 10,000 feet. At the top stands the Smuggler-Union Hydroelectric Power Plant, built in 1907 for the Smuggler-Union Mine and restored to service in 1991 after leasing by Eric Jacobson. Using its original 2300-volt Westinghouse alternating-current generator, it supplies about a quarter of Telluride’s electricity. The falls are also renowned for winter ice climbing, highlighted by the first ascent in 1978.
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