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Lower Yellowstone Falls vs Wapama 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.

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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Wapama Falls, a waterfall in California

California

Wapama Falls

Wapama Falls is a waterfall in Tuolumne County, California. It drops roughly 1,286 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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SpecLower Yellowstone FallsWapama Falls
StateWyomingCalifornia
Height308 ft1,286 ft
Type——
WatercourseYellowstone Falls consist of two major waterfalls on the Yellowstone RiverFalls Creek
ParkYellowstone National ParkYosemite National Park
CountyParkTuolumne
Elevation2307 m1624 m
Nearest cityMammoth (20 mi)Yosemite Valley (19 mi)
Dogs allowedNoNo

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.

About Wapama Falls

Wapama Falls is the larger of two waterfalls located on Falls Creek on the northern wall of Hetch Hetchy Valley below Hetch Hetchy Dome, in Yosemite National Park. The other waterfall, Tueeulala Falls, is on a separate seasonal distributary of Falls Creek. Wapama Falls flows year-round and during peak flow has been known to inundate the trail bridge crossing its base, making the falls impossible to pass. The falls consist of two primary drops angled roughly 60 degrees to each other, and a broad cascade at its base.

Where they are

Dashed line shows the straight-line distance (669 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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