Mystic Falls
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Mystic Falls is a waterfall in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 2,259 m. Mount Holmes stands 3,149 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is West, a hot spring 0.8 miles away. Fort Henry Historic Byway passes 24 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mystic Falls is a 70-foot (21 m) cascade type waterfall on the Little Firehole River, a tributary of the Firehole River in Yellowstone National Park. Originally named Little Firehole Falls by members of the 1872 Hayden Geologic Survey, the name was changed to Mystic Falls by members of the Arnold Hague Geological Survey in 1885 for unknown reasons. Mystic Falls is reached via the 1.2 miles (1.9 km) Mystic Falls Trail which starts at Biscuit Basin in the Upper Geyser Basin.
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Wikidata Q38400, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 21 m
How to reach it
- 24.1 mi off the Fort Henry Historic Byway
- 28.8 mi off the Mesa Falls Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- West: 0.8 mi
- Silverr Globe Cave: 0.8 mi
- Silver Globe: 0.8 mi
- Avoca: 0.8 mi
- Sea Weed: 0.8 mi
- Black Diamond Pool: 1.0 mi
- Lavender Pool: 2.0 mi
- Milk Cauldron: 2.0 mi
- Arrowhead Spring: 2.5 mi
- Heart Spring: 2.5 mi
- Geyser Hill: 2.5 mi
- Twin Buttes: 3.6 mi
- Porcupine Hills: 6.8 mi
- Corkscrew Hill: 7.8 mi
- Yellowstone Caldera: 8.2 mi
- East Lot Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
- Whiskey Flats Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
- Nez Perce Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
- Spring Creek Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
- Fire Hole Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Fairy Falls: 2.8 mi
- Kepler Cascades: 4.3 mi
- Cascades of the Firehole: 9.2 mi
- Firehole Falls: 10.0 mi
- Quiver Cascade: 12.4 mi
- Biscuit Basin: 0.9 mi
- Morning Glory Pool: 1.6 mi
- Upper Geyser Basin: 2.3 mi
- Beehive Geyser: 2.6 mi
- Old Faithful: 2.8 mi
- De Lacy Park: 8.5 mi
- Dunbar Park: 16.4 mi
- Heritage Park: 16.5 mi
- West Yellowstone Town Park: 16.7 mi
- Recreation Park: 16.8 mi
- Midway Bluff: 3.5 mi
- Gull Point: 22.7 mi
- Rock Point: 22.7 mi
- Sand Point: 22.8 mi
- Trilobite Point: 23.1 mi
- Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center: 2.9 mi
- Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center: 16.3 mi
- Museum of the Yellowstone: 16.4 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 18.7 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 19.6 mi
- Queen's Laundry Bath House: 5.5 mi
- Honoring Veterans: 16.4 mi
- Old Railway Station: 19.3 mi
- Yellowstone National Park: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mystic 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 | 23.2 mi |
| Mount Sheridan | SE 131° | 3,135 m | 22.7 mi |
| Dome Mountain | N 4° | 3,018 m | 24.6 mi |
| Echo Peak | N 359° | 2,917 m | 24.6 mi |
| Factory Hill | SE 128° | 2,902 m | 21.3 mi |
| White Peaks | N 360° | 2,887 m | 22.8 mi |
| Flat Mountain | ESE 113° | 2,795 m | 23.7 mi |
| The Crags | N 350° | 2,776 m | 24.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:58 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 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, 3 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, 3 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/261774605
Day trips start here
- West Yellowstone · 17 mi
- Yellowstone National Park · 19 mi
- Island Park · 23 mi
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