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Tower Fall

 

Name: Tower Fall

 

County: Park

 

Authority Name: 

 

GNIS Entry

 

Longitude:  1102314W

Latitude: 445338N

 

Legal Description:

 

Elevation: 6342/1933

(ft/m)

 

Feature Type: Falls

 

Origin of Name:

Falls, Yellowstone National Park, on Tower Creek... . Named by the Washburn exploration party, 1870.

Source: Decisions, 1890-1932 

 

Waterfall, in Yellowstone National Park, on Tower Creek, 2 mi. SE of Tower Junction.  

Source: Decisions, 1971

 

Named in 1870  by the Washburn Party because of its characteristic. "By a vote of the majority of the party, this fall was called Tower Fall." --Washburn

Source: Chittenden  

 

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Alternative Spellings: Tower Falls

 

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Maps:

1:24000 Quadrangle: Tower Junction

 

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