Sunlight Falls

Sunlight Falls: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this waterfall: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Sunlight Falls

Season: July to January, best August to November right after rains; most dry up from February to June.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Sunlight Falls — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.75846, -109.48059. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sunlight Falls

• Dead Indian Overlook · viewpoint · Park · ~10 km · Must-see
• North Absaroka Wilderness · sanctuary · Park · ~29 km · Must-see
• Beartooth Butte · viewpoint · Park · ~30 km · Must-see
• Jim Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~32 km · Must-see
• Sunlight Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~35 km · Must-see
• Metcalf Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~38 km · Must-see
• Heart Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~38 km · Must-see
• Hoodoo Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~38 km · Must-see
• Greenough Lake · lake · Park · ~41 km · Must-see
• Beartooth Glacier · viewpoint · Park · ~43 km · Must-see
• Pollux Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~46 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Bill Reservoir · lake · Park · ~46 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Bill Dam · lake · Park · ~46 km · Must-see
• Hopper Glacier · viewpoint · Park · ~46 km · Must-see
• Sky Pilot Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~47 km · Must-see
• Whitetail Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mummy Cave · fort · Park · ~48 km · Must-see
• Castle Rock Glacier · viewpoint · Park · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sunlight Falls

Other waterfalls near Sunlight Falls

• Lake at Falls · waterfall · Carbon · ~55 km · Must-see
• Silver Cord Cascade · waterfall · Park · ~96 km · Must-see
• Lower Yellowstone Falls · waterfall · Park · ~100 km · Must-see
• Gibbon Falls · waterfall · Teton · ~128 km · Must-see
• Lewis Falls · waterfall · Teton · ~133 km · Must-see
• Firehole Falls · waterfall · Teton · ~138 km · Must-see
• Kepler Cascade Falls. Yellowstone · waterfall · Teton · ~140 km · Must-see
• Bridal Veil Falls · waterfall · Park · ~18 km
• Big Creek Falls · waterfall · Park · ~27 km
• Beartooth Falls · waterfall · Park · ~28 km

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