Fallspots

Both in Yellowstone National Park, 26 mi apart · 26 mi apart

Kepler Cascades 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.

Kepler Cascades — a 150-foot tiered waterfall on the Firehole River in Yellowstone National Park, 2.5 miles south of Old Faithful

Wyoming

Kepler Cascades

Kepler Cascades is a 150-foot tiered cascade on the Firehole River in southwestern Yellowstone National Park, 2.5 miles south of Old Faithful. The 130-foot boardwalk from the pullout to the cliff-edge viewing platform is wheelchair accessible — one of the easiest waterfall stops in Yellowstone. The longest single drop is about 50 ft; the cascade as a whole drops 150 ft through three main steps. Road closes seasonally in winter (typically November through May).

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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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SpecKepler CascadesSilver Cord Cascade
StateWyomingWyoming
Height150 ft1,214 ft
Typetiered cascadehorsetail
WatercourseFirehole RiverSurface Creek
ParkYellowstone National ParkYellowstone National Park
CountyTetonPark
Elevation2318 m2380 m
Nearest cityOld Faithful (2.5 mi)Canyon Village (4 mi)
Dogs allowedNoNo

About Kepler Cascades

Kepler Cascades is a waterfall on the Firehole River in southwestern Yellowstone National Park in the United States. The cascades are located approximately 2.5 miles south of Old Faithful. The cascades drop approximately 150 feet over multiple drops. The longest drop is 50 feet. The cascades are located very near to and visible from the Old Faithful to West Thumb 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 (26 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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