Colonnade Falls

Waterfall in Teton County, Wyoming
44°14′19″N 110°56′53″W / 44.23861°N 110.94806°W / 44.23861; -110.94806 (Iris Falls)[1]Total heightUpper 35 feet (11 m), Lower 67 feet (20 m)Number of drops2WatercourseBechler River

Colonnade Falls ht. upper 35 feet (11 m), ht. lower 67 feet (20 m) is a set of two waterfalls on the Bechler River in Yellowstone National Park. Colonnade Falls is accessible via the Bechler River Trail. The falls were named in 1885 by members of the Arnold Hague Geological Survey probably because the falls resemble a row of columns at regular intervals.[2]

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Notes

  1. ^ "Colonnade Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Rubinstein, Paul (2000). The Guild to Yellowstone Waterfalls. Westcliffe Publishers, Inc. p. 97. ISBN 978-1-56579-351-4.
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Yellowstone National Park - Cascade Corner
Rivers, waterfalls, peaks and lakes in the Cascade Corner (Southwest) section of the park
Rivers
  • Bechler River
  • Fall River
  • Lewis River
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Waterfalls and cascades
  • Bechler Falls
  • Colonnade Falls
  • Iris Falls
  • Lewis Falls
  • Moose Falls
  • Terraced Falls
  • Union Falls
Lakes and peaks
  • Douglas Knob
  • Shoshone Lake
  • Trischman Knob
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