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Upper Yellowstone Falls

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Upper Yellowstone Falls

Name: Upper Yellowstone Falls
Rating: 2

Recommended by 20 hikers

This Highlight is in a protected area

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Location: Park County, Wyoming, United States

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Best Hikes to Upper Yellowstone Falls

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1. Upper and Lower Falls Trail to Artist Point — Yellowstone National Park

6.48km

01:45

90m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Lower Falls – Upper Falls Viewpoint loop from Mammoth

11.8km

03:11

150m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Upper Falls Viewpoint – Lower Falls loop from Mammoth

11.4km

03:07

180m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Chuck Heckman

May 9, 2023

Upper Yellowstone Falls is located on the Yellowstone River and has a vertical drop of 110 feet (33 m). Only a quarter of a mile upstream from its bigger brother, Lower Falls, these falls are a magnificent sight to behold, with plenty of viewing points located on each side of the gorge.

Andrea

February 4, 2017

Yellowstone Falls consist of two major waterfalls on the Yellowstone River, within Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States. As the Yellowstone river flows north from Yellowstone Lake, it leaves the Hayden Valley and plunges first over Upper Yellowstone Falls and then a quarter mile (400 m) downstream over Lower Yellowstone Falls, at which point it then enters the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, which is up to 1,000 feet (304 m) deep.

The upper falls (44°42′46″N 110°29′59″W) are 109 feet (33 m) high. The brink of the upper falls marks the junction between a hard rhyolite lava flow and weaker glassy lava that has been more heavily eroded.

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Elevation 2,360 m

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Location: Park County, Wyoming, United States

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1. Upper and Lower Falls Trail to Artist Point — Yellowstone National Park

2. Lower Falls – Upper Falls Viewpoint loop from Mammoth

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