Ethereal Falls is a 200-foot waterfall on Aviator Creek in Teton County, Wyoming, in the Middle Rockies region. It lies about 27.5 miles southeast of West Yellowstone and roughly 81.7 miles northeast of Idaho Falls as the crow flies.
At 200 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Wyoming’s 230 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 39th; the typical Wyoming waterfall is about 60 feet. By form it is a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another. It falls in 4 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.
Teton County holds 121 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Littlesmouth Cascade, a 45-foot cascade waterfall, is under a mile away. Fusion Falls, a 6-foot block waterfall, is under a mile away. Tempe Cascade, a 110-foot tiered waterfall, is under a mile away.
Ethereal Falls is located at 44.2999° N, 110.8714° 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.