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Waterfalls by Name
(click
here for list by LOCATION)
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Crystal Falls - Canyon
Village
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Fairy Falls - Midway Geyser Basin
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Firehole Canyon Falls
- Firehole Canyon Drive
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Gibbon Falls - Madison
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Lewis River Falls - Lewis River Bridge
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Lower Falls - Canyon
Village
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Moose Falls - Southern Entrance
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Mystic Falls - Biscuit Basin
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Rustic Falls - Mammoth Hot
Spgs
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Silver
Cord Cascade - Canyon
Village
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Undine Falls - Mammoth Hot
Spgs
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Upper Falls - Canyon
Village
Waterfalls by Location
(click
here for list by NAME)
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Biscuit Basin:
Mystic Falls
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Canyon Village:
Crystal Falls
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Canyon Village:
Lower Falls
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Canyon
Village: Silver Cord Cascade
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Canyon Village:
Upper Falls
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Firehole Canyon Drive:
Firehole Canyon Falls
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Lewis River Bridge:
Lewis River Falls
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Madison:
Gibbon Falls
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Mammoth Hot Spgs:
Undine Falls
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Mammoth Hot Spgs:
Rustic Falls
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Midway Geyser Basin:
Fairy Falls
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Southern Entrance:
Moose Falls
(click
here for list by NAME)
It
certainly seems that, just the mention of 'Wyoming', conjures thoughts of Yellowstone
National Park. Unquestionably, Yellowstone is one of the most popular
attractions in the United States. Popularity, though, can have serious
drawbacks. Yellowstone is like a night club with a spectacular floor show. The
building has a given capacity so they count the people coming out and allow that
many in. Yes, you can wait in a long string of other cars at one of the
entrances of Yellowstone for your turn to get in and view its wonders. Yosemite
seems to have partially solved that problem; perhaps Yellowstone will, too,
someday. There
still is only one way to see Yellowstone:; go there. Our subject is waterfalls
and Yellowstone, like Yosemite, has some spectacular waterfalls. They have been
described and photographed many thousands of times. If you get in to Yellowstone
you will undoubtedly get to see them. We have listed the major, more easily
accessed waterfalls above but have not described them in any detail. Instead, we
have included links, below, to other web sites that describe these waterfalls - with
photos.
A note about Silver
Cord Cascade:
The
1,200 foot tall Silver Cord Cascade really should have been named Silver THREAD Cascade. Surface Creek, in itself a tiny run - even when there is water in it - runs down the side of a canyon wall on its way to Yellowstone
Canyon east of Canyon Village. We have had several inquiries about Silver Cord so we attempted to get information about it from the NPS people at Yellowstone. Responses from various people ranged from, "... never heard of it...", through, "we don't consider it a waterfall..." to one chap (possibly a ranger) who described it as a part-time, skinny thread which, when viewed from across the canyon at the right
time in the afternoon, shines like a brilliant silver thread. There is a trail which goes to Ribbon Lake from which one can get a more
close-up view. Perhaps Silver Cord Cascade is best left to the almanacs as one of the tallest 'waterfalls' in the United States.
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