Name: Bechler Falls

 

County: Teton

 

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GNIS Entry

 

Longitude:  1110036W

Latitude: 440857N

 

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Elevation: 6339/1932

(ft/m)

 

Feature Type: Falls

 

Origin of Name:

Bechler River was named by the United States Geological Survey in 1872 for Gustavus R. Bechler, topographer on the Snake River Division of the Hayden Expedition of 1872.

Source: Chittenden 

 

Falls, Bechler River, near junction with Falls River, Cascade Corner, Yellowstone National Park, Wyo.

Source: Decisions, 1890-1932

 

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Alternative Spellings: Bechler's Falls, Bechlers Falls

 

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1:24000 Quadrangle: Bechler Falls

 

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