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.

Wyoming

Kepler Cascades

Kepler Cascades is a waterfall in Teton County, Wyoming. It drops roughly 49 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

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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Spec	Kepler Cascades	Silver Cord Cascade
State	Wyoming	Wyoming
Height	49 ft	1,214 ft
Type	—	horsetail
Watercourse	Kepler Cascades is a waterfall on the Firehole River	Surface Creek
Park	Yellowstone National Park	Yellowstone National Park
County	Teton	Park
Elevation	2318 m	2380 m
Nearest city	West Yellowstone (21 mi)	Canyon Village (4 mi)
Dogs allowed	No	No

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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