Mystic Falls is a cascade type waterfall on the Little Firehole River, a tributary of the
Firehole River
The Firehole River is located in northwestern Wyoming, and is one of the two major tributaries of the Madison River. It flows north approximately from its source in Madison Lake on the Continental Divide to join the Gibbon River at Madison Junc ...
. Originally named ''Little Firehole Falls'' by members of the 1872
Hayden Hayden may refer to:
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Geologic Survey, the name was changed to ''Mystic Falls'' by members of the
Arnold Hague
Arnold Hague (December 3, 1840 in Boston, Massachusetts – May 14, 1917 in Washington, D.C.) was a United States geologist who did many geological surveys in the U.S., of which the best known was that for Yellowstone National Park. He also had as ...
Geological Survey in 1885 for unknown reasons.
Mystic Falls is reached via the Mystic Falls Trail which starts at Biscuit Basin in the
Upper Geyser Basin
The geothermal areas of Yellowstone include several geyser basins in Yellowstone National Park as well as other geothermal features such as hot springs, mud pots, and fumaroles. The number of thermal features in Yellowstone is estimated at 10, ...
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See also
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Trails of Yellowstone National Park
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Waterfalls in Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park contains at least 45 named waterfalls and cascades, and hundreds more unnamed, even undiscovered waterfalls over high. The highest plunge type waterfall in the park is the lower Falls of Yellowstone Falls at . The h ...
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Waterfalls of Yellowstone National Park
Waterfalls of Teton County, Wyoming
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