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Silver Strand Falls vs Tower Fall

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 Strand Falls, a waterfall in California

California

Silver Strand Falls

Silver Strand Falls is a waterfall in Mariposa County, California. It drops roughly 574 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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Tower Fall, a waterfall in Wyoming

Wyoming

Tower Fall

Tower Fall is a waterfall in Park County, Wyoming. It drops roughly 131 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 Strand FallsTower Fall
StateCaliforniaWyoming
Height574 ft131 ft
Type——
WatercourseMeadow BrookTower Creek
ParkYosemite National ParkYellowstone National Park
CountyMariposaPark
Elevation1869 m1943 m
Nearest cityYosemite Valley (6 mi)Mammoth (16 mi)
Dogs allowedNoNo

About Silver Strand Falls

Silver Strand Falls drops 574 feet (175m) along Meadow Brook, at the western end of Yosemite Valley, within Yosemite National Park. The falls are commonly thought to drop 1170 feet (356m); this is incorrect. The name Widow's Tears had been applied to Silver Strand Falls in the past, but the lower-volume waterfall located one drainage to the east of Meadow Brook is now known as Widow's Tears and is thought to drop 1,170 feet (360 m), hence the confusion regarding the height.

About Tower Fall

Tower Fall is a waterfall on Tower Creek in the northeastern region of Yellowstone National Park, in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Approximately 1,000 yards (910 m) upstream from the creek's confluence with the Yellowstone River, the fall plunges 132 feet (40 m). Its name comes from the rock pinnacles at the top of the fall. Tower Creek and Tower Fall are located approximately three miles south of Roosevelt Junction on the Tower-Canyon road.

Where they are

Dashed line shows the straight-line distance (691 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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