With a height of , it is the second tallest waterfall in Yellowstone, exceeded only by the lower Yellowstone Falls. The falls was named by members of the Arnold Hague Geological Surveys sometime between 1884 and 1886.
The waterfall, measuring  in height, is the second tallest in Yellowstone National Park, trailing only behind lower Yellowstone Falls. It was given its name by members of the Arnold Hague Geological Survey between 1884 and 1886.