Ribbon Cascade
Ribbon Cascade is a waterfall in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 2,444 m. Grand Teton stands 4,199 m to the southwest, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Baxter's Pinnacle, a peak 0.2 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 5.9 miles off.
The story
Ribbon Cascade is located in Hanging Canyon, Grand Teton National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The cascade drops approximately 600 feet (180 m) near the eastern end of Hanging Canyon, and west of Jenny Lake. Fed by an unnamed intermittent stream, the peak time for waterflow through the cascade is during spring snowmelt. However, the Ribbon Cascade is rarely dry as it is the only discharge for the Lake of the Crags, Ramshead Lake and Arrowhead Pool. There are no maintained trails to the cascade, though it can be seen during peak waterflow from the east shore of Jenny Lake, just to the north of Cascade Canyon.
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Wikidata Q7322256, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 5.9 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
- 18.0 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Teton Point Overlook · 6 mi
- Snake River Overlook · 6 mi
- Glacier Overlook · 7 mi
- Blacktail Ponds Overlook · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Baxter's Pinnacle: 0.2 mi
- Cube Point: 0.4 mi
- Hangover Pinnacle: 0.6 mi
- Symmetry Spire: 0.8 mi
- Ice Point: 0.9 mi
- Village Commons: 13.6 mi
- Alta Community Park: 14.5 mi
- Teton Game Management Area: 15.6 mi
- Shoshoni Plains: 17.2 mi
- Shoshoni Plains South: 17.3 mi
- Inspiration Point: 0.6 mi
- Black Dike: 3.9 mi
- The Wall: 6.3 mi
- Sheep Steps: 8.2 mi
- Rock Face: 8.3 mi
- Hidden Falls: 0.6 mi
- Cleft Falls: 3.8 mi
- Bannock Falls: 3.9 mi
- Shoshoko Falls: 5.3 mi
- Wilderness Falls: 9.8 mi
- Petzoldt's Caves: 3.9 mi
- Windy Point Turnout: 6.9 mi
- Menors Ferry Historic District: 8.2 mi
- T. A. Moulton Barn: 9.0 mi
- Cunningham Cabin: 9.6 mi
- Moose: 8.6 mi
- Arrival Over The Snake: 11.9 mi
- Bison Columns: 11.9 mi
- Welcome to Jackson Hole: 11.9 mi
- Callisto the Huntress - Grizzly Bear: 11.9 mi
- Millers Springs: 19.2 mi
- Millers Springs: 19.2 mi
- Paradise Spring: 23.9 mi
- Wilson School Garden: 20.0 mi
- May Park Community Gardens: 20.8 mi
- Community Garden: 21.8 mi
- Green Knoll Fire Memorial: 20.1 mi
- Jackson Hole Veteran Monument: 20.4 mi
- Old Chimney Kiln: 23.7 mi
- Kelly Warm Springs: 11.5 mi
- Huckleberry Hot Spring: 23.7 mi
- Sargent's Bay Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
- Picnic: 24.9 mi
- National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States: 17.7 mi
- Jackson Hole Historical Society Museum: 20.2 mi
- Phelps Beach: 8.8 mi
- Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve: 10.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.8 miles of Ribbon Cascade. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Teton | SW 228° | 4,199 m | 3.5 mi |
| The Enclosure | SW 230° | 4,060 m | 3.6 mi |
| Mount Owen | SW 230° | 3,924 m | 3.1 mi |
| Middle Teton | SW 224° | 3,903 m | 4.4 mi |
| Mount Moran | NNW 343° | 3,835 m | 4.3 mi |
| South Teton | SW 221° | 3,814 m | 5.2 mi |
| Dike Pinnacle | SW 222° | 3,792 m | 4.3 mi |
| Bonney Pinnacle | SW 225° | 3,773.5 m | 4.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:58 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:25 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:02 | 16:49 |
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, 8 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, 9 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/8486248379
Day trips start here
- Grand Teton National Park · 5 mi
- Driggs · 18 mi
- Jackson · 21 mi
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