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Ribbon Falls

Ribbon Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Ribbon Falls is a waterfall in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,725 m. Lindbergh Hill stands 2,718 m to the north, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Ribbon Falls, a waterfall 0.5 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 2.8 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1725 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.15946, -112.05561

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
Springs: 36
Attractions: 22
Historic sites: 5
Parks: 4
  • Cottonwood Campground: 1.1 mi
  • Bright Angel Campground: 4.6 mi
  • Havasupai Gardens Campground: 7.0 mi
  • Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 16.4 mi
Museums: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Upper Ribbon Falls: 0.5 mi
  • Upper Upper Ribbon Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Cheyava Falls: 4.6 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Boat Beach: 4.5 mi
  • Pipe Creek Beach: 5.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Manzanita Rest Area: 2.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Native market: 24.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Ribbon Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lindbergh HillN 351°2,718 m9.5 mi
Tritle PeakNE 53°2,505 m7.5 mi
Sullivan PeakNNE 27°2,469 m8.5 mi
Mount HaydenNNE 32°2,450 m9.2 mi
Brady PeakNE 42°2,440 m7.7 mi
Siegfried PyreENE 73°2,414 m8.6 mi
Dragon HeadWNW 291°2,362 m7.5 mi
Wotans ThroneSE 125°2,360 m6.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3318:0618:40
June solstice05:1219:1119:49
September equinox06:1717:5318:27
December solstice07:3616:3817:18

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272834404958636155443427
Precip in3.63.52.91.60.80.41.82.71.91.81.41.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bright Angel RS, 4 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jul — fullest in Jun, leanest in Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs10,58010,65511,31015,94825,51230,01318,29614,09711,62410,10710,31110,300

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Colorado River Near Grand Canyon, AZ, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Inside the official boundary of Grand Canyon National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Jul.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipedia

OpenStreetMap element node/1392671449

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