Mystic Falls
| Mystic Falls | |
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 Mystic Falls | |
| Location | Yellowstone National Park, Teton County, Wyoming |
| Coordinates | 44°29′03″N 110°52′26″W / 44.48417°N 110.87389°WCoordinates: 44°29′03″N 110°52′26″W / 44.48417°N 110.87389°W[1] |
| Type | Cascade |
| Total height | 70 feet (21 m) |
| Watercourse | Little Firehole River |
Mystic Falls is a 70-foot (21 m) cascade type waterfall on the Little Firehole River, a tributary of the Firehole River. Originally named Little Firehole Falls by members of the 1872 Hayden Geologic Survey, the name was changed to Mystic Falls by members of the Arnold Hague Geological Survey in 1885 for unknown reasons.[2]
Mystic Falls is reached via the 1.2 miles (1.9 km) Mystic Falls Trail which starts at Biscuit Basin in the Upper Geyser Basin.
Images of Mystic Falls
Spring runoff, June 2011
See also
Notes
- ↑ "Mystic Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ Whittlesey, Lee (1996). Yellowstone Place Names. Wonderland Publishing Company Gardiner, MT. p. 185. ISBN 1-59971-716-6.
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Geothermal features and other attractions in the Upper Geyser Basin | ||
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| Lone Star Geyser Basin | ||
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