Acheron Falls is a 52-foot waterfall on Acheron Creek in Teton County, Wyoming, in the Middle Rockies region. It lies about 24.9 miles northeast of Ashton and roughly 73.8 miles northeast of Idaho Falls as the crow flies.
At 52 feet it is on the modest side for Wyoming, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 60 feet; it ranks 121st of 230. The tallest single drop is 27 feet. By form it is a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another. It falls in 2 drops.
The Middle Rockies are high, glaciated mountain ranges with alpine peaks, subalpine fir and spruce forest, lodgepole pine and grassy intermontane valleys. Snowmelt streams cascade down glacial valleys and canyon walls. Acheron Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 90 feet.
Teton County holds 121 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Verdant Falls, a 15-foot tiered waterfall, is about 1.1 miles away. Weeping Falls, a 20-foot plunge waterfall, is about 1.2 miles away. Ouzel Falls, a 235-foot fan waterfall, is about 1.2 miles away.
Acheron Falls is located at 44.2316° N, 110.9991° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.