Hanging Falls is a 20-foot waterfall on Tributary of Juniper Creek in Teton County, Wyoming, in the Middle Rockies region. It lies about 22.2 miles southeast of West Yellowstone and roughly 99.3 miles northeast of Idaho Falls as the crow flies.
At 20 feet it is on the modest side for Wyoming, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 60 feet; it ranks 182nd of 230. 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.
Teton County holds 121 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. White Creek Falls, a 6-foot plunge waterfall, is about 4.9 miles away. Sundial Falls, a 15-foot plunge waterfall, is about 5.6 miles away. Kepler Cascades, a 125-foot tiered waterfall, is about 8.2 miles away.
Hanging Falls is located at 44.5321° N, 110.6923° 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.