Iris Falls
Appearance
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Location | Yellowstone National Park, Teton County, Wyoming |
Coordinates | 44°14′30″N 110°56′37″W / 44.24167°N 110.94361°W[1] |
Total height | 45 feet (14 m) |
Watercourse | Bechler River |
Iris Falls ht. 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 accessbile via the Bechler River Trail. The falls were named in 1885 by members of the Arnold Hague Geological Survey for the mythological Greek goddess Iris, the goddess of the rainbow.[2]
See also
Notes
- ^ "Iris Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Whittlesey, Lee (1996). Yellowstone Place Names. Gardiner, MT: Wonderland Publishing Company. p. 137. ISBN 1-59971-716-6.