Tower Falls (historical spelling)

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Tower Falls (historical spelling) refers to an earlier name form of Tower Fall, a prominent waterfall in Yellowstone National Park.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former toponym
historical place name
appliesToFeatureType waterfall
associatedWith Tower Fall Campground
Tower General Store
cartographicNote appears on some older maps as "Tower Falls" instead of "Tower Fall"
currentOfficialName Tower Fall
featureElevationApprox around 6,600 feet above sea level
featureHeightApprox about 132 feet
featureInRegion northeastern Yellowstone National Park
featureNear Tower Junction area of Yellowstone
featureOnWatercourse Tower Creek
featureWithin Tower Creek drainage
historicalSpellingOf Tower Fall
locatedIn United States
Wyoming
Yellowstone National Park
nameComponent Falls
Tower
nameLanguage English
nameRefersTo rock pinnacles near the waterfall
nameStatus obsolete
notableFor rock spires surrounding the falls
scenic vertical plunge
partOf Yellowstone River watershed
linked to: Yellowstone River
refersTo Tower Fall
tourismSignificance popular visitor attraction in Yellowstone
usedIn early maps of Yellowstone
historical documents

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Tower Fall hasNameVariant Tower Falls (historical spelling)
Tower Falls cartographicNote appears on some older maps as "Tower Falls" instead of "Tower Fall"
linked to: Tower Falls (historical spelling)