Powder Horn Falls is a 52-foot waterfall on Powder Mill Creek in Gogebic County, Michigan, in the Northern Lakes and Forests region. It lies about 2.2 miles northwest of Bessemer and roughly 97.9 miles east of Duluth as the crow flies.
At 52 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Michigan’s 116 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 13th; the typical Michigan waterfall is about 20 feet. The tallest single drop is 30 feet. By form it is a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another. It falls in 2 drops.
The Northern Lakes and Forests are a glaciated landscape of pine, spruce, aspen and northern hardwoods dotted with thousands of lakes and wetlands. Rivers step down over ancient bedrock ledges, with dark, tannin-stained water pouring over rock.
Gogebic County holds 44 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Rocky Forty Falls, a cascade waterfall, is about 1.8 miles away. Upper Rocky Forty Falls, a 7-foot fan waterfall, is about 1.9 miles away. Neepikon Falls, is about 4.2 miles away.
Powder Horn Falls is located at 46.5058° N, 90.0822° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The creek name is confirmed against the federal Geographic Names Information System. The position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.