Bechler Falls
1964
LocationYellowstone National Park, Teton County, Wyoming
Coordinates44°08′57″N 111°00′36″W / 44.14917°N 111.01000°W / 44.14917; -111.01000 (Bechler Falls)[1]
TypeCascade, block
Total height15 feet (4.6 m)
WatercourseBechler River

Bechler Falls ht. 15 feet (4.6 m) is a waterfall on the Bechler River in Yellowstone National Park. Bechler Falls is the last waterfall on the Bechler River and is approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) from the confluence with the Fall River. It can be reached via the Bechler River trail approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 km) from the Cave Falls trailhead at the south boundary of the park. The falls were named in 1921 by explorers E. C. Gregg and C.H. Birdseye.[2]

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Notes

  1. "Bechler River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Whittlesey, Lee (1996). Yellowstone Place Names. Gardiner, MT: Wonderland Publishing Company. p. 47. ISBN 1-59971-716-6.


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