Precipitous Falls is a waterfall on Little Firehole River in Teton County, Wyoming, in the Middle Rockies region, with a total height of about 25 feet. It lies about 15.3 miles southeast of West Yellowstone and roughly 89.7 miles northeast of Idaho Falls as the crow flies.
At 25 feet it is on the modest side for Wyoming, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 60 feet; it ranks 167th of 230. The water comes down as a plunge, where the water drops vertically and loses contact with the rock face.
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. Little Firehole River carries 3 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 70 feet.
There are 121 recorded waterfalls in Teton County. Lovely Falls, a 10-foot plunge waterfall, is under a mile away. Mystic Falls, a 70-foot tiered waterfall, is about 2.1 miles away. Unfaithful Falls, a 300-foot tiered waterfall, is about 2.3 miles away.
Precipitous Falls is located at 44.4855° N, 110.9154° 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.