Kepler Cascades
Kepler Cascades is a waterfall in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 2,294 m. Mount Sheridan stands 3,135 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. Fort Henry Historic Byway passes 27 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Kepler Cascades is a waterfall on the Firehole River in southwestern Yellowstone National Park in the United States. The cascades are located approximately 2.5 miles south of Old Faithful. The cascades drop approximately 150 feet over multiple drops. The longest drop is 50 feet. The cascades are located very near to and visible from the Old Faithful to West Thumb road.
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Wikidata Q37418, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 15 m
How to reach it
- 27.4 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Blue Star Spring: 1.6 mi
- Rock Spring: 1.6 mi
- East Chinaman Spring: 1.6 mi
- Bronze Spring: 1.6 mi
- Dome: 1.7 mi
- Sulphide Spring: 1.6 mi
- Copper Kettle: 1.7 mi
- Arrowhead Spring: 1.8 mi
- Heart Spring: 1.8 mi
- Milk Cauldron: 2.2 mi
- Geyser Hill: 1.8 mi
- Corkscrew Hill: 4.1 mi
- Yellowstone Caldera: 5.7 mi
- Twin Buttes: 7.3 mi
- Trischman Knob: 8.1 mi
- East Lot Picnic Area: 1.2 mi
- Spring Creek Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
- DeLacy Creek Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
- Whiskey Flats Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
- East Divide Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
- Mystic Falls: 4.3 mi
- Fairy Falls: 6.3 mi
- Tempe Cascade: 10.4 mi
- Quiver Cascade: 10.4 mi
- Twister Falls: 10.6 mi
- Kepler Cascades: 0.0 mi
- Old Faithful: 1.5 mi
- Beehive Geyser: 1.7 mi
- Upper Geyser Basin: 1.9 mi
- Morning Glory Pool: 2.8 mi
- De Lacy Park: 4.7 mi
- Dunbar Park: 20.6 mi
- Heritage Park: 20.7 mi
- West Yellowstone Town Park: 20.9 mi
- Recreation Park: 21.0 mi
- Midway Bluff: 5.7 mi
- Wolf Point: 19.4 mi
- Rock Point: 19.6 mi
- Sand Point: 19.7 mi
- Gull Point: 20.0 mi
- Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center: 1.4 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 20.1 mi
- Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center: 20.5 mi
- Museum of the Yellowstone: 20.7 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 20.9 mi
- Queen's Laundry Bath House: 8.8 mi
- Honoring Veterans: 20.6 mi
- Old Railway Station: 23.0 mi
- Yellowstone National Park: 19.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kepler Cascades. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sheridan | SE 132° | 3,135 m | 18.4 mi |
| Factory Hill | SE 128° | 2,902 m | 17.0 mi |
| Overlook Mountain | ESE 123° | 2,855 m | 24.9 mi |
| Flat Mountain | ESE 110° | 2,795 m | 19.7 mi |
| Channel Mountain | ESE 119° | 2,667 m | 24.3 mi |
| Corkscrew Hill | E 87° | 2,626 m | 4.1 mi |
| Elephant Back Mountain | ENE 64° | 2,619 m | 20.0 mi |
| Trischman Knob | SSW 206° | 2,613 m | 8.1 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 | 20:27 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 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, 2 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, 1 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/256305556
Day trips start here
- Yellowstone National Park · 17 mi
- West Yellowstone · 21 mi
- Island Park · 27 mi
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