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Both in Yellowstone National Park, 16 mi apart · 16 mi apart

Gibbon Falls vs Silver Cord Cascade

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.

Gibbon Falls, a waterfall in Wyoming

Wyoming

Gibbon Falls

Gibbon Falls is a waterfall in Teton County, Wyoming. It drops roughly 85 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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Silver Cord Cascade, a thin 1,214-foot horsetail waterfall dropping down the north wall of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone

Wyoming

Silver Cord Cascade

Silver Cord Cascade is the tallest waterfall in Yellowstone National Park, dropping 1,214 feet down the north wall of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. The view is from across the canyon — there is no access to the base. The cascade is best seen from the Ribbon Lake Trail, a short walk from Glacial Boulder. Flow peaks in May and June with snowmelt and thins steadily through summer.

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SpecGibbon FallsSilver Cord Cascade
StateWyomingWyoming
Height85 ft1,214 ft
Type—horsetail
WatercourseGibbon Falls is a waterfall on the Gibbon RiverSurface Creek
ParkYellowstone National ParkYellowstone National Park
CountyTetonPark
Elevation2191 m2380 m
Nearest cityWest Yellowstone (17 mi)Canyon Village (4 mi)
Dogs allowedNoNo

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 Silver Cord Cascade

Silver Cord Cascade is a horsetail type waterfall on Surface Creek, a tributary of the Yellowstone River in Yellowstone National Park. Surface Creek flows out of Ribbon Lake off the South rim of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and plunges 1,200 feet (370 m) to the Yellowstone River. It is considered one of the tallest waterfalls in Yellowstone.

Where they are

Dashed line shows the straight-line distance (16 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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