Ribbon Falls
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
- 1,725 m
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Coconino Overlook · 4 mi
- Bison Watching Spot · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Deva Temple: 1.4 mi
- Hattan Butte: 1.7 mi
- Manu Temple: 1.7 mi
- Clement Powell Butte: 1.7 mi
- Oza Butte: 1.7 mi
- Komo Point: 1.8 mi
- Jones Point: 2.0 mi
- Widforss Point: 2.1 mi
- Manzanita Point: 2.1 mi
- Bright Angel Point: 2.4 mi
- Roaring Springs: 2.7 mi
- Cliff Dweller Spring: 3.2 mi
- Outlet Spring: 5.4 mi
- Cliff Spring: 6.1 mi
- Burro Spring: 6.2 mi
- Grand Canyon North Rim: 2.6 mi
- Grand Canyon: 4.8 mi
- Natural Arch: 5.5 mi
- Angels Window: 6.6 mi
- Cedar Ridge: 6.9 mi
- Walhalla Glades: 6.6 mi
- Masonic Grand Canyon Degree Memorial: 8.0 mi
- Hermit’s Rest: 11.0 mi
- désert point: 15.2 mi
- Pasture Wash Park Ranger Station (ruins): 19.1 mi
- 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
- Yavapai Geology Museum: 7.3 mi
- Kolb Studio Museum: 8.5 mi
- Big E Steakhouse & Saloon: 13.5 mi
- Tusayan Museum: 14.6 mi
- Upper Ribbon Falls: 0.5 mi
- Upper Upper Ribbon Falls: 1.8 mi
- Cheyava Falls: 4.6 mi
- Boat Beach: 4.5 mi
- Pipe Creek Beach: 5.2 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Day Use Area: 6.9 mi
- Rowe Well Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area: 2.2 mi
- Anita: 23.3 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindbergh Hill | N 351° | 2,718 m | 9.5 mi |
| Tritle Peak | NE 53° | 2,505 m | 7.5 mi |
| Sullivan Peak | NNE 27° | 2,469 m | 8.5 mi |
| Mount Hayden | NNE 32° | 2,450 m | 9.2 mi |
| Brady Peak | NE 42° | 2,440 m | 7.7 mi |
| Siegfried Pyre | ENE 73° | 2,414 m | 8.6 mi |
| Dragon Head | WNW 291° | 2,362 m | 7.5 mi |
| Wotans Throne | SE 125° | 2,360 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 18:06 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:11 | 19:49 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:53 | 18:27 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 28 | 34 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 63 | 61 | 55 | 44 | 34 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 10,580 | 10,655 | 11,310 | 15,948 | 25,512 | 30,013 | 18,296 | 14,097 | 11,624 | 10,107 | 10,311 | 10,300 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaOpenStreetMap element node/1392671449
Day trips start here
- Grand Canyon · 9 mi
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