Type Plunge Height 46 m | Total height 150 feet (46 m) | |
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Similar Bunsen Peak, Sepulcher Mountain, Union Falls, Undine Falls, Sheepeater Cliff | ||
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Osprey Falls is a waterfall on the Gardner River in northwestern Yellowstone National Park in the United States. Osprey Falls has a drop of approximately 150 feet (46 m). The falls are located within Sheepeater Canyon and are reachable via the Osprey Falls trail.
Contents
- Hike to osprey falls mammoth hot springs yellowstone national park wy
- Map of Osprey Falls Wyoming USA
- Bunsen peak and osprey falls
- History
- References
Map of Osprey Falls, Wyoming, USA
Bunsen peak and osprey falls
History
Members of the Hague Survey named the waterfall in 1885 for the osprey (Pandion haliaetus) that frequents Yellowstone Park.
In 1886, in his Through the Yellowstone Park on Horseback, George Wood Wingate, a former officer in the Union Army, described the falls:
References
Osprey Falls Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA