Lower Cave Falls is a waterfall on Fall River in Teton County, Wyoming, in the Middle Rockies region, with a total height of about 5 feet. It lies about 22.8 miles east of Ashton and roughly 69.6 miles northeast of Idaho Falls as the crow flies.
At 5 feet it is one of the lowest falls in the state’s records: of the 230 Wyoming waterfalls with a documented height only 0 are shorter, while the typical Wyoming waterfall stands around 60 feet. The water comes down as a block waterfall, wider than it is tall, spilling over a broad ledge.
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. Fall River carries 11 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 140 feet.
There are 121 recorded waterfalls in Teton County. Cave Falls, a 20-foot tiered waterfall, is under a mile away. Bechler Falls, a 15-foot block waterfall, is under a mile away. Forders Cascade, a 30-foot cascade waterfall, is about 1.7 miles away.
Lower Cave Falls is located at 44.1418° N, 110.9988° 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 creek name is confirmed against the federal Geographic Names Information System. The position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.