Wyoming

Gibbon Falls

72 mi from Bozeman · ~2.1 hr drive

85ft tall
≈ 26 m

Gibbon Falls is a named waterfall in Wyoming — a 85-foot drop, about 72 miles from Bozeman, MT. Full visit details below.

State
Wyoming
Nearest city
Bozeman, MT · 72 mi · ~2.1 hr drive
Height
85 ft (26 m)
From Wikipedia: Gibbon Falls is a waterfall on the Gibbon River in northwestern Yellowstone National Park in the United States. Gibbon Falls has a drop of approximately 84 feet (26 m). The falls are located roadside, 4.7 miles (7.6 km) upstream from the confluence of the Gibbon and Firehole Rivers at Madison Junction on the Grand Loop Road. Excerpt from the Wikipedia article on Gibbon Falls, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Visiting Gibbon Falls

Trip planning

The exact location is at 44.6540°, -110.7707° — open in Google Maps for driving directions from your location.

Before you go: check current conditions with the appropriate land manager — state parks department, U.S. Forest Service ranger district, or National Park Service unit. Trail access, parking, water levels, and seasonal closures all vary. Several waterfalls in our database are seasonal and may run dry between mid-summer and the next rainy season.

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Stay nearby

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Sources

Public data

Location and tag data for Gibbon Falls comes from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL license) ; the Wikipedia article linked above provides additional history. We do not modify the underlying data — this page presents what's already publicly recorded. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page or contact us.