Canyon Village, WY · Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Wyoming
About
The Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River drops 308 feet, nearly twice the height of Niagara, and moves more water than any other waterfall in the Rocky Mountains. The river narrows and pours over a 590,000 year old rhyolite lava flow at the head of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, where the walls glow yellow and pink from hydrothermally altered rock. Volume swings hard with the season, from about 8,400 cubic feet per second at late spring runoff down to roughly 680 in autumn, so June brings the loudest, mistiest show. Artist Point on the South Rim frames the classic view, the falls set against the full sweep of the canyon. For a closer look, the Brink of the Lower Falls Trail switchbacks about 600 feet down to a railing at the very lip. The park entrance fee covers access, and South Rim Drive opens once snow clears in late spring.
Highlights
308 ft drop, tallest in YellowstoneLargest-volume waterfall in the Rocky MountainsFlow 680 to 8,400 cu ft/s by seasonArtist Point frames the classic viewBrink Trail switchbacks ~600 ft to the lipPark entrance fee ($35 per vehicle, 7 days)
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