Iris Falls

Iris Falls
2001
Location	Yellowstone National Park, Teton County, Wyoming
Coordinates	44°14′30″N 110°56′37″W / 44.24167°N 110.94361°W / 44.24167; -110.94361 (Iris Falls)[1]
Total height	45 feet (14 m)
Watercourse	Bechler River

Iris Falls (height 45 feet (14 m)) is a waterfall on the Bechler River in Yellowstone National Park. Iris Falls is located just upstream from Colonnade Falls and is accessible via the Bechler River Trail. The falls were named in 1885 by members of the Arnold Hague Geological Survey for Iris, the mythological Greek goddess of the rainbow.^[2]

See also

• Waterfalls in Yellowstone National Park

Notes

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 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 List of Yellowstone National Park related articles Media related to Waterfalls in Yellowstone at Wikimedia Commons

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