Phillips Fork Falls is a waterfall on Phillips Fork Bechler River in Teton County, Wyoming, in the Middle Rockies region, with a total height of about 5 feet. It lies about 27.8 miles south of West Yellowstone and roughly 80.4 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. Phillips Fork Bechler River carries 3 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 285 feet.
There are 121 recorded waterfalls in Teton County. Ragged Falls, a 45-foot cascade waterfall, is under a mile away. Forlorn Falls, a 15-foot cascade waterfall, is under a mile away. Groom Falls, a 20-foot cascade waterfall, is under a mile away.
Phillips Fork Falls is located at 44.2894° N, 110.8931° 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.