Shell Falls

Infobox Waterfall
name = Shell Falls

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caption = Shell Falls
location = Big Horn Mountains, Wyoming flagicon|USA
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watercourse = Shell Creek
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height = 120 ft (36 m)
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number_drops = 1
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Shell Falls is a waterfall in the Bighorn National Forest on Shell Creek, about half-way down Shell Canyon, and a few miles upstream from the town of Shell in northeast Wyoming. The falls are 120 feet (36 meters) in height and tumble over basement rock of granite cite book|author=Bighorn National Forest|title=Shell Falls |publisher=Bighorn National Forest; Sheridan, WY] .

From the rest area and interpretive center, one can see outcrops of the Cambrian flathead sandstone, about 550 million years old, resting on 2.9 billion year old Precambrian rocks - some of the oldest rocks on earth. limestone promontory to the north.

ee also

* Shell Creek

External links

* [http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/cdi/misc/shellfallsbrochure.pdf PDF Brochure "Shell Falls"]
* [http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/bighorn/ Bighorn National Forest Official Site]
* [http://www.gowaterfalling.com/waterfalls/shell.shtml Go Waterfalling Site]
* [http://www.waterfalls-guide.com/wy_shell_falls.htm Waterfalls-Guide.com]

References