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Lower Yellowstone Falls

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Lower Yellowstone Falls

Name: Lower Yellowstone Falls
Rating: 2

Recommended by 19 hikers

This Highlight is in a protected area

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Location: Park County, Wyoming, United States

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1. Lower Yellowstone Falls – Brink of the Lower Falls Trail loop from Mammoth

1.52km

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70m

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

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2. Lower Falls Overlook – Lower Yellowstone Falls loop from Mammoth

5.16km

01:34

170m

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

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3. Lower Falls Overlook – Lower Yellowstone Falls loop from Mammoth

8.26km

02:25

220m

210m

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

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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.

Cascading from the 590,000 year old Canyon Rhyolite lava flow, Lower Yellowstone Falls is the largest volume waterfall in the Rocky Mountains of the United States.[citation needed] These falls (44°43′05″N 110°29′46″W) are 308 feet (94 m) high, or nearly twice as high as Niagara Falls. The volume of water flowing over Lower Yellowstone Falls can vary from 680 cu ft/s (19 m3/s) in the autumn, to 8,400 cu ft/s (240 m3/s) at peak runoff in late springtime. The flow rate of Lower Yellowstone Falls is much less than that of Niagara Falls, as the Yellowstone River is only 70 feet (21 m) at the point at which it goes over the lower falls, whereas the Niagara River is 2,600 feet (790 m) in width as it approaches the crest line of Horseshoe Falls.

Nicolet

May 14, 2024

On a serpentine path about 1.3 km long (there and back) you can go down to the river and, directly above the Lower Falls, get an impression of the masses of water that cascade down here day after day.

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Location: Park County, Wyoming, United States

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1. Lower Yellowstone Falls – Brink of the Lower Falls Trail loop from Mammoth

2. Lower Falls Overlook – Lower Yellowstone Falls loop from Mammoth

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