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Both in Yellowstone National Park, 3 mi apart · 3 mi apart

Silver Cord Cascade vs Upper 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.

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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Upper Yellowstone Falls, a waterfall in Wyoming

Wyoming

Upper Yellowstone Falls

Upper Yellowstone Falls is a waterfall in Park County, Wyoming. It drops roughly 108 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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SpecSilver Cord CascadeUpper Yellowstone Falls
StateWyomingWyoming
Height1,214 ft108 ft
Typehorsetail—
WatercourseSurface CreekYellowstone Falls consist of two major waterfalls on the Yellowstone River
ParkYellowstone National ParkYellowstone National Park
CountyParkPark
Elevation2380 m2296 m
Nearest cityCanyon Village (4 mi)Mammoth (20 mi)
Dogs allowedNoNo

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.

About Upper 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 (3 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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