点评:Terrapin Point is the closest and best viewpoint of Horseshoe Falls on the US side and is located on Goat Island, just a quick walk away from the second parking lot.
At Terrapin Point, you can see the mist coming off Niagara Falls. However, you can feel light water sprays in the parking lot even before getting to the falls.
At one point in the 1800s, Terrapin Point was a group of large boulders on the brink of the falls, separate from Goat Island. The rocks looked like tortoises so they gained the name Terrapin Rocks. In the 1950s, when work was done to spread the flow of Horseshoe Falls more evenly, some of the rock was filled in to create a more stable viewing platform.
the closest you can be to the crest of the horseshoe falls. At least on the American side. Horseshoe Falls drops about 167 feet to the river below. Mist often shrouds Terrapin Point as the churning water kicks up spray into the sky.
翻译:Terrapin Point 是美国境内距离马蹄瀑布最近、也是最佳的观景点,位于山羊岛,距离第二个停车场仅几步之遥。
在 Terrapin Point,您可以看到尼亚加拉瀑布上飘来的薄雾。但是,在到达瀑布之前,您就能在停车场感受到轻微的水花。
在 19 世纪的某个时候,Terrapin Point 是瀑布边缘的一组大圆石,与山羊岛分开。这些岩石看起来像乌龟,因此得名 Terrapin Rocks。在 20 世纪 50 年代,当人们努力将马蹄瀑布的水流更均匀地分散时,一些岩石被填满,以形成更稳定的观景台。
这是距离马蹄瀑布顶峰最近的位置。至少在美国境内如此。马蹄瀑布落差约 167 英尺,落入下方的河流。翻腾的海水溅起水花,天空中常常弥漫着薄雾。