Cross-state icon comparison · 652 mi apart
Horsetail Falls vs Tower Fall
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
Tower FallTower Fall is a waterfall in Park County, Wyoming. It drops roughly 131 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 | Tower Fall |
|---|---|---|
| State | California | Wyoming |
| Height | 791 ft | 131 ft |
| Type | — | — |
| Watercourse | — | Tower Creek |
| Park | Desolation Wilderness | Yellowstone National Park |
| County | El Dorado | Park |
| Elevation | 2232 m | 1943 m |
| Nearest city | Meyers (6 mi) | Mammoth (16 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 Tower Fall
Tower Fall is a waterfall on Tower Creek in the northeastern region of Yellowstone National Park, in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Approximately 1,000 yards (910 m) upstream from the creek's confluence with the Yellowstone River, the fall plunges 132 feet (40 m). Its name comes from the rock pinnacles at the top of the fall. Tower Creek and Tower Fall are located approximately three miles south of Roosevelt Junction on the Tower-Canyon road.
Where they are
Dashed line shows the straight-line distance (652 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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