Cloistered Falls is a waterfall on Virginia Creek in Park County, Wyoming, in the Middle Rockies region, with a total height of about 15 feet. It lies about 23.9 miles east of West Yellowstone and roughly 110.1 miles northeast of Idaho Falls as the crow flies.
At 15 feet it is on the modest side for Wyoming, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 60 feet; it ranks 204th of 230. The water comes down as a punchbowl, where the water is forced through a narrow gap into a large pool.
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. Virginia Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 28 feet.
There are 114 recorded waterfalls in Park County. Duet Falls, a 28-foot tiered waterfall, is under a mile away. Little Gibbon Falls, a 25-foot fan waterfall, is about 1.6 miles away. Endless Cascades, a 150-foot cascade waterfall, is about 1.7 miles away.
Cloistered Falls is located at 44.6930° N, 110.6188° 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 exact position has not yet been verified on aerial imagery, so treat the map pin as approximate. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.