Shell Falls, Wyoming

11 miles northeast of Shell, Wyoming on the Bighorn Scenic Byway (Highway 14) is the famous Shell Falls. At an elevation of 6,400' above sea level, Shell Creek crashes down 120 feet over steeply pitched granite and then returns to being a gentle running creek below the falls. During the spring runoff (the time Lil Dude Troll visited and took these pictures), the water drops at the rate of 3,600 gallons per second.