UPPER FALLS
Waterfall Index
 How to Get There
Upper Falls is located just south of Canyon village.
Drive across Chittenden Bridge to Uncle Tom's parking area to reach the
trail head.
Brief Description and
History
The Upper Falls of the Grand Canyon
of the Yellowstone is neither as tall nor as popular as Lower Falls, but
the 109 foot waterfall certainly merits a visit, as it is impressive in
its own right.
This falls was called the "upper falls"
for the first time by members of the 1869 Folsom party who estimated its
height at 115 feet.
Visitors to the Brink of the Upper Falls have
throughout time found the power of the experience worthy of detailed
description. In 1870 N.P. Langford of the Washburn party
wrote of his visit to the brink:
"Mr. Hedges and I made our way down to this table rock, where we sat
for a long time. As from this spot we looked up at the descending waters,
we insensibly felt that the slightest protrusion in them would hurl us
backwards into the gulf below. A thousand arrows of foam, apparently aimed
at us, leaped from the verge, and passed rapidly down the sheet. But as
the view grew upon us, and we comprehended the power, majesty and beauty
of the scene, we became insensible to the danger and gave ourselves up to
the full enjoyment of it."
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