Maletsunyane Falls

Maletsunyane Falls is a 192-metre-high (630 ft) waterfall in the Southern African country Lesotho.^[1] It is located near the town of Semonkong (Site of smoke), which is also named after the falls.^[2] The waterfall is on the Maletsunyane River and it falls from a ledge of Triassic-Jurassic basalt.^[3]

Maletsunyane Falls
Location	Lesotho
Type	Horsetail
Total height	192 m (630 ft)
Number of drops	1
Longest drop	192 m (630 ft)

Maletsunyane Falls

Location of the Maletsunyane Falls in Southern Africa

The plunging water creates a reverberating echo when it contact the basin of the falls, and local legend has it that the sound comes from the wailing of people who have drowned in the falls.^[2]

In December 2017, the Australian YouTube channel How Ridiculous broke the record for the world's highest basketball shot at Maletsunyane Falls. ^[4] This record stood until May 2023, when Dude Perfect broke the record with a shot from 885ft from The Strat in Las Vegas. ^[5] The Maletsunyane Falls first Guinness Record was for the "World's longest commercially operated abseil", managed by Semonkong Lodge, with a height of 204 m (669 ft).

See also

• List of waterfalls
• List of waterfalls by type