Fairy Falls
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. The nearest named place is Twin Buttes, a peak 0.9 miles away. Fort Henry Historic Byway passes 25 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Height
- 61 m
How to reach it
- 24.7 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Twin Buttes: 0.9 mi
- Porcupine Hills: 4.4 mi
- Geyser Hill: 4.6 mi
- National Park Mountain: 7.8 mi
- Mount Haynes: 8.3 mi
- 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
- Mystic Falls: 2.8 mi
- Kepler Cascades: 6.3 mi
- Cascades of the Firehole: 6.4 mi
- Firehole Falls: 7.2 mi
- Gibbon Falls: 10.2 mi
- Grand Prismatic Spring: 1.6 mi
- Excelsior Geyser: 1.6 mi
- Midway Geyser Basin: 1.7 mi
- Biscuit Basin: 2.8 mi
- Fountain Paint Pot area: 3.6 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Queen's Laundry Bath House: 2.7 mi
- Honoring Veterans: 14.6 mi
- Old Railway Station: 19.5 mi
- Yellowstone National Park: 19.8 mi
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 |
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.
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.
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).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/256587335
Day trips start here
- West Yellowstone · 15 mi
- Yellowstone National Park · 17 mi
- Island Park · 23 mi
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