Both in Yellowstone National Park, 13 mi apart · 13 mi apart

Gibbon Falls vs Mystic Falls

Two waterfalls in our directory, side by side. Same data we use on the individual pages — height, access, what we know, what we don't.

Wyoming

Gibbon Falls

Gibbon Falls is an 84-foot fan-shaped waterfall on the Gibbon River, cascading directly over the rim of the Yellowstone Caldera — the edge of the 631,000-year-old supervolcano crater. Located roadside on the Grand Loop Road between Madison Junction and Norris, it's one of Yellowstone's most accessible falls: paved wheelchair-accessible path, no hiking required, and the overlook puts you eye-level with the entire cascade. Road closes November through late April.

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Wyoming

Mystic Falls

Mystic Falls is a waterfall in Teton County, Wyoming. It drops roughly 69 feet. Access details and conditions have not yet been verified in person by Fallspots — the data on this page comes from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.

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Spec	Gibbon Falls	Mystic Falls
State	Wyoming	Wyoming
Height	84 ft	69 ft
Type	fan	cascade
Watercourse	Gibbon River	Little Firehole River
Park	Yellowstone National Park	Yellowstone National Park
County	Park	Teton
Elevation	2191 m	2296 m
Nearest city	Madison Junction (4.7 mi)	West Yellowstone (17 mi)
Dogs allowed	No	No

About Gibbon Falls

Gibbon Falls is a waterfall on the Gibbon River in northwestern Yellowstone National Park in the United States. Gibbon Falls has a drop of approximately 84 feet (26 m). The falls are located roadside, 4.7 miles (7.6 km) upstream from the confluence of the Gibbon and Firehole Rivers at Madison Junction on the Grand Loop Road.

About Mystic Falls

Mystic Falls is a 70-foot (21 m) cascade type waterfall on the Little Firehole River, a tributary of the Firehole River in Yellowstone National Park.

Where they are

Dashed line shows the straight-line distance (13 mi). Actual drive time depends on the route — neither pin is the parking lot, so use a map app for turn-by-turn.

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