Gibbon Falls
Gibbon Falls is a waterfall in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 2,141 m. Joseph Peak stands 3,176 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off.
The story
Gibbon Falls is a waterfall on the Gibbon River in northwestern Yellowstone National Park in the United States. Gibbon Falls has a drop of approximately 84 feet (26 m). The falls are located roadside, 4.7 miles (7.6 km) upstream from the confluence of the Gibbon and Firehole Rivers at Madison Junction on the Grand Loop Road.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q38522, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 26 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Beryl Spring: 2.1 mi
- Chocolate Pot 19: 4.1 mi
- Chocolate Pot 2: 4.1 mi
- Black Hermit Caldron: 5.5 mi
- Green Dragon Spring: 5.5 mi
- Paintpot Hill: 3.0 mi
- Purple Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Gibbon Hill: 4.6 mi
- National Park Mountain: 5.2 mi
- 8271 ft: 5.9 mi
- Artists' Paintpots: 3.0 mi
- Terrace Springs: 3.8 mi
- Medusa Spring: 5.4 mi
- Maiden's Grave Spring: 6.5 mi
- Stirrup: 6.9 mi
- Gibbon Falls Picnic Area: 0.4 mi
- Iron Springs Picnic Area: 0.4 mi
- Caldera Rim Picnic Area: 1.1 mi
- Tuff Cliffs Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
- Gibbon Meadows Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
- Gibbon Falls: 0.0 mi
- Steamboat Geyser: 5.8 mi
- Back Basin: 5.9 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin: 6.0 mi
- Porcelain Basin: 6.1 mi
- Firehole Falls: 4.9 mi
- Cascades of the Firehole: 4.9 mi
- Virginia Cascades: 7.3 mi
- Fairy Falls: 10.2 mi
- Mystic Falls: 12.8 mi
- Midway Bluff: 9.4 mi
- Obsidian Cliff: 11.7 mi
- Trilobite Point: 11.8 mi
- Gull Point: 19.5 mi
- Sheepeater Cliffs: 19.8 mi
- Willow Park: 14.8 mi
- De Lacy Park: 14.8 mi
- Dunbar Park: 16.1 mi
- West Yellowstone Town Park: 16.2 mi
- Heritage Park: 16.3 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 6.0 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 6.8 mi
- Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center: 13.8 mi
- Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center: 16.1 mi
- Museum of the Yellowstone: 16.2 mi
- Queen's Laundry Bath House: 7.9 mi
- Honoring Veterans: 16.2 mi
- Yellowstone National Park: 14.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Gibbon Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Peak | NNW 345° | 3,176 m | 21.8 mi |
| Mount Holmes | NNW 340° | 3,149 m | 12.1 mi |
| Gray Peak | NNW 345° | 3,139 m | 20.7 mi |
| Bannock Peak | NNW 343° | 3,137 m | 17.2 mi |
| Mount Washburn | ENE 59° | 3,122 m | 19.3 mi |
| Antler Peak | NNW 348° | 3,048 m | 15.2 mi |
| Quadrant Mountain | N 350° | 3,034 m | 17.5 mi |
| Little Quadrant Mountain | N 349° | 3,022 m | 21.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:57 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:28 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 15:58 | 16:46 |
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, 14 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Feb.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 87.9 | 87.0 | 92.4 | 132 | 270 | 207 | 120 | 101 | 96.1 | 98.2 | 95.7 | 90.4 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Gibbon River at Madison Jct, 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/261031026
Day trips start here
- Yellowstone National Park · 11 mi
- West Yellowstone · 16 mi
- Gardiner · 26 mi
- Island Park · 30 mi
Take the scenic way to Gibbon Falls.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.