South Asia
Sri Lanka
Central Province

Baker’s Falls

Baker's Falls is a famous waterfall in in the of . Approximately 20 metres high, the waterfall is formed by the Belihul Oya, a major tributary of the Walawe River.
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Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
  • Type: Waterfall
  • Description: waterfall
  • Also known as: “Bakers Falls”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Horton Plains and Kirigalpoththa.

Photo: Cherubino, CC BY-SA 3.0.
National Park is in central . It is a forested highland plateau area with the most extensive area of cloud forest in Sri Lanka. is one of a group of three highland parks listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as Central Highlands of Sri Lanka; the others are the Knuckles Mountain Range and the Peak Wilderness Protected Area.

Peak
Photo: Rehman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the second-tallest mountain in at 2,388 m above mean sea level, and is also the highest mountain in the country whose summit is accessible to the general public. is situated 2½ km west of Baker’s Falls.

Peak
Photo: Buddhika.jm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is regarded as the 13th highest mountain in situated at 2,034 m above mean sea level. The mountain got its name from the native language of , Sinhala as the peak of the mountain has a shape of hump of a bull. is situated 3½ km southeast of Baker’s Falls.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ohiya and Belihuloya.

Village
Photo: Kapidis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a rural village located in of Uva Province, Sri Lanka. It is located approximately 224 km southeast of . is in the Welimada Divisional Secretariat Division and the Grama Niladhari Division number is 62A. is situated 7 km northeast of Baker’s Falls.

Village
is a village in the , Sabaragamuwa Province of . It is approximately 150 kilometres south-east of and is situated at an elevation of 616 metres above sea level. is situated 8 km south of Baker’s Falls.

Village
is a village in . It is located within . is situated 10 km west of Baker’s Falls.

Baker’s Falls

Latitude
6.79256° or 6° 47′ 33″ north
Longitude
80.78962° or 80° 47′ 23″ east
Elevation
2,033 metres (6,670 feet)
Open location code
6MR2QQVQ+2R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 676861111
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­waterfall
Geo­Names ID
1250573
Wiki­data ID
Q37307
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Western Panjabi—“Baker’s Falls” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “বাকেরস জলপ্রপাত”
  • Chinese: “貝克瀑布”
  • Chinese: “贝克瀑布”
  • French: “chutes Baker”
  • French: “Chutes Baker”
  • German: “Baker’s Falls”
  • Lithuanian: “Beikerso krioklys”
  • Mazanderani: “ئوشار باکر”
  • Mazanderani: “باکر ئوشار”
  • Persian: “آبشار باکر”
  • Persian: “ابشار باکر”
  • Sinhala: “බේකර්ස් ඇල්ල”
  • Tajik: “Бейкер”
  • Tajik: “Обшори Бейкер”
  • Tajik: “Шаршараи Бейкер”
  • Ukrainian: “Водоспад Бейкера”
  • Urdu: “بیکر آبشار”
  • Vietnamese: “Baker’s Falls”
  • Western Panjabi: “بیکر آبشار”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Baker’s Falls”. Photo: A.Savin, FAL.