Cross-state icon comparison · 641 mi apart
Horsetail Falls vs Lower Yellowstone 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.
California
Horsetail FallsHorsetail Falls is a waterfall in El Dorado County, California. It drops roughly 791 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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Wyoming
Lower Yellowstone FallsLower Yellowstone Falls is a waterfall in Park County, Wyoming. It drops roughly 308 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.
See the full page →| Spec | Horsetail Falls | Lower Yellowstone Falls |
|---|---|---|
| State | California | Wyoming |
| Height | 791 ft | 308 ft |
| Type | — | — |
| Watercourse | — | Yellowstone Falls consist of two major waterfalls on the Yellowstone River |
| Park | Desolation Wilderness | Yellowstone National Park |
| County | El Dorado | Park |
| Elevation | 2232 m | 2307 m |
| Nearest city | Meyers (6 mi) | Mammoth (20 mi) |
| Dogs allowed | Yes | No |
About Horsetail Falls
Horsetail Falls is a waterfall in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, to the west of Lake Tahoe in the Desolation Wilderness of El Dorado County, California, United States. It falls in stages for 791 feet (241 m). It can be reached by hiking north out of the Twin Bridges trailhead on U.S. Route 50. There is a forest service parking area designated to the area.
About Lower Yellowstone Falls
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 Falls of the Yellowstone River and then one-quarter mile (400 m) downstream over Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River, at which point it then enters the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, which is up to 1,000 feet (300 m) deep.
Where they are
Dashed line shows the straight-line distance (641 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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