Silver Cord Cascade

Silver Cord Cascade is a horsetail type waterfall on Surface Creek, a tributary of the Yellowstone River in Yellowstone National Park. Surface Creek flows out of Ribbon Lake off the South rim of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and plunges 1,200 feet to the Yellowstone River.

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Type: Waterfall
Description: waterfall in Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park
Also known as: “Silverthread Fall” and “Sliding Cascade”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Inspiration Point and Artist Point.

Inspiration Point

Scenic viewpoint

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Inspiration Point is a promontory cliff on the north rim of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone east of Yellowstone Falls on the Yellowstone River in Yellowstone National Park.

Artist Point

Scenic viewpoint

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Artist Point is an overlook point on the edge of a cliff on the south rim of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.

Canyon Visitor Education Center

Tourism office

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Canyon Visitor Education Center is a tourism office, which is situated 2 miles west of Silver Cord Cascade.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Canyon Village and Hayden Valley.

Canyon Village

Hamlet

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Canyon Village is a hamlet, which is situated 2 miles west of Silver Cord Cascade.

Hayden Valley

Locality

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Hayden Valley is a large, sub-alpine valley within Yellowstone National Park straddling the Yellowstone River between Yellowstone Falls and Yellowstone Lake. Hayden Valley is situated 6 miles south of Silver Cord Cascade.

Silver Cord Cascade

Category: body of water
Location: Park, Wyoming, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.72647° or 44° 43′ 35″ north

Longitude

-110.45066° or 110° 27′ 2″ west

Elevation

7,861 feet (2,396 metres)

Height

1,214 feet (370 metres)

Open location code

85PFPGGX+HP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 261084420

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=waterfall

GeoNames ID

5838389

Wikidata ID

Q7515928

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Point Sublime and Artist Point.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ribbon Lake and Silvercord cascade.

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