Iris Falls
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| Location | Yellowstone National Park, Teton County, Wyoming |
| Coordinates | 44°14′30″N 110°56′37″W / 44.24167°N 110.94361°W[1] |
| Total height | 45 feet (14 m) |
| Watercourse | Bechler River |
Iris Falls (height 45 feet (14 m)) is a waterfall on the Bechler River in Yellowstone National Park. Iris Falls is located just upstream from Colonnade Falls and is accessible via the Bechler River Trail. The falls were named in 1885 by members of the Arnold Hague Geological Survey for Iris, the mythological Greek goddess of the rainbow.[2]
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Notes
- ↑ "Iris Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ Whittlesey, Lee (1996). Yellowstone Place Names. Gardiner, MT: Wonderland Publishing Company. p. 137. ISBN 1-59971-716-6.
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