Firehole Falls, Yellowstone National Park

Name: Firehole Falls
Address: Yellowstone National Park, United States

#8 among attractions in Yellowstone National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall

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Firehole Falls, Yellowstone National Park

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Firehole Falls is a waterfall on the Firehole River in southwestern Yellowstone National Park in the United States. The falls are located approximately 0.5 miles upstream from the confluence of the Firehole and Gibbon Rivers at Madison Junction. Firehole Falls has a drop of approximately 40 feet. The falls are located within Firehole Canyon on Firehole Canyon Drive, a one-way road that parallels the main Madison Junction to Old Faithful road. ()

Height: 40 ftCoordinates: 44°37'44"N, 110°51'47"W

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Firehole Falls – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Gibbon Falls, Madison Museum, National Park Mountain, Queen's Laundry Bath House.

4.8 miE
Natural attraction, Waterfall, Nature and wildlife
Gibbon Falls, Yellowstone National Park
124 min walk • Gibbon Falls is a waterfall on the Gibbon River in northwestern Yellowstone National Park in the United States. Gibbon Falls has a drop of approximately 84 feet.
0.9 miN
Museum, Natural history museum
Madison Museum, Yellowstone National Park
24 min walk • The Madison Museum is one of a series of "trailside museums" in Yellowstone National Park designed by architect Herbert Maier in a style that has become known as National Park Service Rustic.
0.8 miNW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
National Park Mountain, Yellowstone National Park
21 min walk • National Park Mountain is in Yellowstone National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming. National Park Mountain rises above the confluence of the Firehole River and the Madison River and is just west of Madison Junction.
4.5 miS
Rustic architecture
Queen's Laundry Bath House, Yellowstone National Park
115 min walk • The Queen's Laundry Bath House is a ruinous structure in Yellowstone National Park. The log building sits on the edge of the Queen's Laundry thermal feature in the Lower Geyser Basin.
6.1 miSE
Natural attraction, Hot springs, Hiking trail
Fountain Paint Pot, Yellowstone National Park
156 min walk • The Fountain Paint Pot is a mud pot located in Lower Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park. The Fountain Paint Pot is named for the reds, yellows and browns of the mud in this area. The differing colors are derived from oxidation states of the iron in the mud.
4.1 miW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Mount Haynes, Yellowstone National Park
105 min walk • Mount Haynes el. 8,218 feet is a prominent peak adjacent to the Madison River in Yellowstone National Park. The peak was named by then Yellowstone superintendent Horace Albright to honor Frank Jay Haynes, the first official photographer of the park.
6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Geyser
Morning Geyser, Yellowstone National Park
153 min walk • Morning Geyser is a fountain-type geyser located in the Fountain Paint Pots area of Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. When active it is the largest geyser in the Fountain Paint Pots area, but in most years it is inactive.
2.7 miN
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Purple Mountain, Yellowstone National Park
68 min walk • Purple Mountain, elevation 8,392 feet, is a mountain peak in the southern section of the Gallatin Range in Yellowstone National Park, in the U.S. state of Montana. The Purple Mountain Trail ascends to the summit from Madison Junction.
5.7 miSE
Geyser
Fountain Geyser, Yellowstone National Park
147 min walk • Fountain Geyser is a geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. Fountain is the dominant member of a group of geysers at the Fountain Paint Pots thermal area.
6.6 miNE
44°41'3"N • 110°45'11"W
Monument Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park
169 min walk • Nature, Natural attraction, Hot springs
4.7 miS
Hot springs
Ojo Caliente Spring, Yellowstone National Park
120 min walk • Ojo Caliente Spring is a hot spring in Lower Geyser Basin, of Yellowstone National Park. It is in the River Group which includes Azure Spring, and is located a few yards off the Fountain Flats Freight Road on the northern bank of the Firehole River.

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Nearby attractions include National Park Mountain, Yellowstone National Park (21 min walk), Madison Museum, Yellowstone National Park (24 min walk).

Firehole Falls, Yellowstone National Park

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Firehole Falls – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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Which popular attractions are close to Firehole Falls?