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Both in WY, 40 mi apart · 40 mi apart

Iris 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.

Iris Falls, a waterfall in Wyoming

Wyoming

Iris Falls

Iris Falls is a waterfall in Teton County, Wyoming. It drops roughly 46 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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Lower Yellowstone Falls, a waterfall in Wyoming

Wyoming

Lower Yellowstone Falls

Lower 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.

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SpecIris FallsLower Yellowstone Falls
StateWyomingWyoming
Height46 ft308 ft
Type
WatercourseIris Falls is a waterfall on the Bechler RiverYellowstone Falls consist of two major waterfalls on the Yellowstone River
ParkYellowstone National ParkYellowstone National Park
CountyTetonPark
Elevation2040 m2307 m
Nearest cityWarm River (20 mi)Mammoth (20 mi)
Dogs allowedNoNo

About Iris Falls

Iris Falls is a waterfall on the Bechler River in Yellowstone National Park. Iris Falls is located just upstream from Colonnade Falls and is accessible via the Bechler River Trail. The falls were named in 1885 by members of the Arnold Hague Geological Survey for Iris, the mythological Greek goddess of the rainbow.

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 (40 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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