Waterfall · Wyoming

Fairy Falls

Fairy Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Fairy Falls is a waterfall in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 2,285 m. Mount Holmes stands 3,149 m to the north, 20 miles off. Fort Henry Historic Byway passes 25 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Height: 61 m

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.52481, -110.87002

24.7 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Hot springs

Opal Pool: 1.5 mi
Turquoise Pool: 1.6 mi
Turquoise Spring: 1.6 mi
Excelsior Geyser: 1.7 mi
Indigo Spring: 1.7 mi

Springs

Black Diamond Pool: 2.8 mi
Surprise Pool: 3.5 mi
Lavender Pool: 4.2 mi
Milk Cauldron: 4.2 mi
Heart Spring: 4.6 mi

Peaks46

Picnic sites35

Whiskey Flats Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
Nez Perce Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
Fire Hole Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
East Lot Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
Madison Junction Picnic Area: 8.2 mi

Attractions27

Fairy Falls: 0.0 mi
Grand Prismatic Spring: 1.6 mi
Excelsior Geyser: 1.6 mi
Midway Geyser Basin: 1.7 mi
Biscuit Basin: 2.8 mi

Waterfalls27

Parks13

De Lacy Park: 9.6 mi
Dunbar Park: 14.5 mi
Heritage Park: 14.7 mi
West Yellowstone Town Park: 14.8 mi
Recreation Park: 15.0 mi

Cliffs8

Midway Bluff: 1.9 mi
Trilobite Point: 20.2 mi
Obsidian Cliff: 21.6 mi
Gull Point: 22.3 mi
Rock Point: 22.7 mi

Museums5

Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center: 5.0 mi
Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center: 14.5 mi
Museum of the Yellowstone: 14.6 mi
Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 16.2 mi
Museum of the National Park Ranger: 17.0 mi

Historic sites3

Queen's Laundry Bath House: 2.7 mi
Honoring Veterans: 14.6 mi
Old Railway Station: 19.5 mi

Nature reserves1

Yellowstone National Park: 19.8 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fairy Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Mount Holmes	N 2°	3,149 m	20.3 mi
Mount Sheridan	SE 137°	3,135 m	24.5 mi
Antler Peak	N 4°	3,048 m	23.8 mi
Dome Mountain	N 4°	3,018 m	21.8 mi
Three Rivers Peak	N 358°	2,976 m	22.5 mi
Echo Peak	N 358°	2,917 m	21.8 mi
Factory Hill	SE 134°	2,902 m	23.0 mi
White Peaks	N 360°	2,887 m	20.0 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:27	18:58	19:36
June solstice	05:39	20:28	21:13
September equinox	07:11	18:44	19:23
December solstice	07:58	15:59	16:47

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	15	17	24	32	42	50	58	56	47	36	23	14
Precip in	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.4	2.7	2.4	1.2	1.4	1.7	2.3	2.2	2.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLD Faithful, 5 mi away.

Streamflow

Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Jul — fullest in Jun, leanest in Feb.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean cfs	42.4	40.9	41.2	51.3	116	142	67.3	52.5	50.1	50.9	47.5	44.1

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Firehole River at Old Faithful, Ynp, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

In the park

Inside the official boundary of Yellowstone National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Nov and Mar; busiest: Jul.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/256587335

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