Moose Falls

Moose Falls (height 30 feet (9.1 m)) is a plunge type waterfall on Crawfish Creek in Yellowstone National Park. The waterfall was named in 1885 by members of the Arnold Hague Geologic Survey for the plentiful moose found in the southern sections of the park.[2] The falls are just 75 yards (69 m) west of south entrance road via an easy trail that begins 1.2 miles (1.9 km) north of the south entrance station.

Moose Falls
2009
LocationYellowstone National Park, Teton County, Wyoming
Coordinates44°09′08″N 110°40′20″W[1]
TypePlunge
Total height30 feet (9.1 m)
WatercourseCrawfish Creek

Climate

There is climate data for the nearby Snake River Station. Moose Falls has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc).

Climate data for Snake River, Wyoming, 1991–2020 normals: 6882ft (2098m)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °F (°C) 26.0
(−3.3)		 30.1
(−1.1)		 38.8
(3.8)		 45.5
(7.5)		 56.4
(13.6)		 66.4
(19.1)		 76.9
(24.9)		 76.3
(24.6)		 66.0
(18.9)		 50.7
(10.4)		 35.3
(1.8)		 25.4
(−3.7)		 49.5
(9.7)
Daily mean °F (°C) 13.3
(−10.4)		 16.4
(−8.7)		 24.9
(−3.9)		 32.9
(0.5)		 42.2
(5.7)		 50.3
(10.2)		 57.4
(14.1)		 55.7
(13.2)		 47.0
(8.3)		 35.8
(2.1)		 23.1
(−4.9)		 13.5
(−10.3)		 34.4
(1.3)
Average low °F (°C) 0.6
(−17.4)		 2.7
(−16.3)		 11.0
(−11.7)		 20.4
(−6.4)		 28.0
(−2.2)		 34.2
(1.2)		 37.9
(3.3)		 35.1
(1.7)		 28.0
(−2.2)		 20.8
(−6.2)		 10.8
(−11.8)		 1.6
(−16.9)		 19.3
(−7.1)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 3.88
(99)		 3.07
(78)		 3.02
(77)		 2.81
(71)		 2.78
(71)		 2.44
(62)		 1.41
(36)		 1.60
(41)		 1.87
(47)		 2.27
(58)		 3.46
(88)		 4.21
(107)		 32.82
(835)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 65.00
(165.1)		 50.20
(127.5)		 31.00
(78.7)		 25.90
(65.8)		 5.00
(12.7)		 0.30
(0.76)		 0.00
(0.00)		 0.00
(0.00)		 0.20
(0.51)		 8.90
(22.6)		 42.40
(107.7)		 64.70
(164.3)		 293.6
(745.67)
Source: NOAA[3]
Images of Moose Falls
  • Close up of Moose Falls
    Close up of Moose Falls
  • Brink, 1977
    Brink, 1977

See also

Notes
  1. "Moose Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Whittlesey, Lee (1996). Yellowstone Place Names. Gardiner, MT: Wonderland Publishing Company. p. 174. ISBN 1-59971-716-6.
  3. "Snake RVR, Wyoming 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved October 14, 2023.
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