Mesa Falls
Mesa Falls is a waterfall in Idaho, at a modelled elevation of 1,708 m. Arange Peak stands 2,659 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Mesa Falls, a waterfall 1.0 miles away. Mesa Falls Scenic Byway passes 0.5 miles off. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
The story
Upper Mesa Falls is a waterfall on the Henrys Fork in the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. Upstream from Lower Mesa Falls, it is roughly 16 miles (26 km) away from Ashton, Idaho. Upper Mesa Falls is roughly 114 feet (35 m) high and 200 feet (61 m) wide.
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Wikidata Q37966, matched on coordinates and name (24 m apart).
What the record says
- Height
- 35 m
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Mesa Falls Scenic Byway
- 10.2 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway
- 9.6 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lower Mesa Falls · 1 mi
84 named places within 25 miles
- Snake River Butte: 2.9 mi
- Elk Butte: 3.8 mi
- Warm River Butte: 4.7 mi
- Lookout Butte: 5.7 mi
- Hatchery Butte: 5.9 mi
- Lower Mesa Falls: 1.0 mi
- Dunanda Falls: 15.7 mi
- Silver Scarf Falls: 15.8 mi
- Bechler Falls: 16.0 mi
- Cave Falls: 16.8 mi
- Harriman State Park: 11.3 mi
- Harriman State Park: 12.1 mi
- Centennial Mountain Shores Park: 18.1 mi
- Cedar View Park: 22.6 mi
- Boyd Yancey Memorial Park: 22.9 mi
- Sheep Falls: 13.9 mi
- Weather Rock: 24.1 mi
- Latham Spring: 20.9 mi
- Big Springs: 21.9 mi
- Teton Dam: 21.8 mi
- Old Railway Station: 22.0 mi
- Cave Falls Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
- Civil Defense Caves: 22.2 mi
- Mr. Bubbles: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mesa Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arange Peak | NNW 344° | 2,659 m | 24.4 mi |
| Trischman Knob | ENE 65° | 2,613 m | 24.7 mi |
| Hominy Peak | ESE 116° | 2,544 m | 23.5 mi |
| Bishop Mountain | NW 312° | 2,382 m | 15.0 mi |
| Black Mountain | NNE 32° | 2,324 m | 13.3 mi |
| Snow Creek Butte | ENE 60° | 2,312 m | 12.0 mi |
| Birch Hills | E 96° | 2,225 m | 22.2 mi |
| Calf Creek Hill | E 99° | 2,218 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:00 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:29 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 16:02 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 25 | 33 | 43 | 53 | 59 | 67 | 66 | 57 | 45 | 31 | 22 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ashton 1N, 10 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 | 465 | 448 | 478 | 856 | 2,102 | 1,939 | 772 | 582 | 549 | 556 | 550 | 496 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Fall River NR Ashton ID, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/1516861032
Day trips start here
- Island Park · 22 mi
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