Cleft Falls
Cleft Falls is a waterfall in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 2,630 m. Grand Teton stands 4,199 m to the northwest, 1.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Inspiration Peak, a peak 0.3 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 5.7 miles off.
The story
Cleft Falls is a cascade located in Garnet Canyon, Grand Teton National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The cascade drops approximately 50 feet (15 m) in and is highly intermittent, fed by runoff from snowmelt and the Middle Teton Glacier. The falls can be reached by way of the Garnet Canyon Trail and is approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) by trail east of Spalding Falls, while further downstream is Bannock Falls.
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Wikidata Q5131077, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
- 16.6 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Blacktail Ponds Overlook · 6 mi
- Glacier Overlook · 6 mi
- Teton Point Overlook · 6 mi
- Mormon Row Viewpoint · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Inspiration Peak: 0.3 mi
- Platforms Big Bluff: 0.4 mi
- Disappointment Peak: 1.0 mi
- Shadow Peak: 1.0 mi
- Nez Perce: 1.0 mi
- Village Commons: 9.8 mi
- Alta Community Park: 13.2 mi
- Teton Game Management Area: 13.4 mi
- Shoshoni Plains: 15.6 mi
- Shoshoni Plains South: 15.6 mi
- Black Dike: 1.8 mi
- The Wall: 3.2 mi
- Inspiration Point: 3.3 mi
- Sheep Steps: 5.0 mi
- Rock Face: 5.9 mi
- Petzoldt's Caves: 0.9 mi
- Windy Point Turnout: 4.2 mi
- Menors Ferry Historic District: 5.5 mi
- T. A. Moulton Barn: 7.1 mi
- Darby Ice Cave: 9.7 mi
- Moose: 5.7 mi
- Arrival Over The Snake: 8.6 mi
- Bison Columns: 8.6 mi
- Welcome to Jackson Hole: 8.6 mi
- Callisto the Huntress - Grizzly Bear: 8.6 mi
- Bannock Falls: 0.6 mi
- Shoshoko Falls: 1.6 mi
- Hidden Falls: 3.2 mi
- Ribbon Cascade: 3.8 mi
- Wilderness Falls: 13.3 mi
- Millers Springs: 15.8 mi
- Millers Springs: 15.8 mi
- Paradise Spring: 21.5 mi
- Wilson School Garden: 16.2 mi
- May Park Community Gardens: 17.3 mi
- Community Garden: 18.1 mi
- Green Knoll Fire Memorial: 16.3 mi
- Jackson Hole Veteran Monument: 16.9 mi
- Old Chimney Kiln: 20.4 mi
- National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States: 14.2 mi
- Jackson Hole Historical Society Museum: 16.7 mi
- Phelps Beach: 5.0 mi
- Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve: 6.8 mi
- Kelly Warm Springs: 10.0 mi
- Sargent's Bay Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 4.6 miles of Cleft Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Teton | NW 314° | 4,199 m | 1.7 mi |
| The Enclosure | NW 311° | 4,060 m | 1.8 mi |
| Mount Owen | NNW 328° | 3,924 m | 1.9 mi |
| Middle Teton | WNW 284° | 3,903 m | 1.7 mi |
| South Teton | W 259° | 3,814 m | 2.1 mi |
| Dike Pinnacle | WNW 283° | 3,792 m | 1.6 mi |
| Bonney Pinnacle | WNW 287° | 3,773.5 m | 1.7 mi |
| Glencoe Spire | NW 304° | 3,767 m | 1.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:58 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:25 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:02 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 13 | 17 | 27 | 35 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 59 | 51 | 39 | 26 | 14 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moose 1 NNE, 5 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Sep — fullest in Jun, leanest in Jan.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 906 | 919 | 1,097 | 1,849 | 5,297 | 8,301 | 5,155 | 3,612 | 3,195 | 1,236 | 972 | 910 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Snake River AT Moose, WY, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Inside the official boundary of Grand Teton National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Dec and Nov; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/3121283469
Day trips start here
- Grand Teton National Park · 9 mi
- Driggs · 16 mi
- Jackson · 17 mi
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