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Encyclopedia > Ribbon Fall
Ribbon Fall

Location Yosemite NP, CA, US
Type Plunge
Total height 1,612 ft (491 m)
Number of drops 1
World height ranking 99

Ribbon Fall[1], located in Yosemite National Park in California, flows off a cliff on the west side of El Capitan, and is the largest single-drop waterfall in North America.[citation needed] The fall is fed by melting winter snow; while therefore dry for much of the year, the fall is a spectacular 1,612 feet (491 m) in the spring. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 448 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (1712 × 2288 pixel, file size: 2. ... Yosemite National Park (pronounced Yo-SEM-it-ee, IPA ) is a national park largely in Mariposa County, and Tuolumne County, California, United States. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... Hopetoun Falls near Otway National Park, Victoria, Australia A waterfall is usually a geological formation resulting from water, often in the form of a stream, flowing over an erosion-resistant rock formation that forms a sudden break in elevation. ... Yosemite National Park (pronounced Yo-SEM-it-ee, IPA ) is a national park largely in Mariposa County, and Tuolumne County, California, United States. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Hopetoun Falls near Otway National Park, Victoria, Australia A waterfall is usually a geological formation resulting from water, often in the form of a stream, flowing over an erosion-resistant rock formation that forms a sudden break in elevation. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ...


References

  1. ^ USGS National Mapping Information: Ribbon Fall.
Waterfalls in Yosemite Valley

Yosemite | Nevada | Vernal | Bridalveil | Ribbon | Illilouette | Lehamite | Sentinel | Silver Strand | Snow Creek | Staircase | Royal Arch Cascade | Horsetail Hopetoun Falls near Otway National Park, Victoria, Australia A waterfall is usually a geological formation resulting from water, often in the form of a stream, flowing over an erosion-resistant rock formation that forms a sudden break in elevation. ... Yosemite Valley with Half Dome in the distance. ... Yosemite Falls is the highest measured waterfall in North America. ... Nevada Fall (the National Park Service spells this as singular) is a 594 ft (181 m) high waterfall on Merced River in Yosemite National Park, California. ... Vernal Fall is a large waterfall on the Merced River just downstream of Nevada Fall in Yosemite National Park, USA. It is 317 feet (97 m) high. ... This article is about Bridalveil Fall in Yosemite. ... Ribbon Falls, located in Yosemite National Park in California is the largest single drop waterfall in the United States. ... Illillouette Fall is a 370 foot (112 m) waterfall in Yosemite National Park. ... Lehamite Falls is located in Yosemite National Park, at , . It consists of a long series of steep cascades that fall 1,180 feet into Yosemite Valley, in a manner similar to Sentinel Fall. ... Sentinel Falls is a long series of cascades descending into Yosemite Valley alongside Sentinel Rock, at , . It is a tiered waterfall consisting of 6 major drops totaling 1,920 feet, the longest single drop being 500 feet. ... Silver Strand Falls drops 574 feet (175m) along Meadow Brook, at the western end of Yosemite Valley, within Yosemite National Park. ... Snow Creek Falls is a long series of cascades located in Yosemite National Park, in a small crevice in the rear portion of Yosemite Valley, at the head of Tenaya Canyon. ... Staircase Falls is a series of waterfalls located on Gossamer Creek in Yosemite National Park, at , . The falls descend a total of 1,020 feet into Yosemite Valley over a series of steps. ... Royal Arch Cascade is a waterfall located on the north wall of Yosemite Valley and the Yosemite National Park, USA, within walking distance from the Ahwahnee Hotel. ... Horsetail Fall, located in Yosemite National Park in California, is a 1,000 feet (305 m) tall waterfall that flows in the winter and early spring. ...


  Results from FactBites:
 
Ribbon Falls Waterfall (505 words)
Ribbon Falls is thought to be the largest single-drop waterfall in the United States.
Ribbon Falls is born with the melting of the winter snow each spring as it comes down from the mountains.
Ribbon falls has managed to become ensconced in a small niche in the cliff side so that visitors to the park must stand on a lookout on the south side road that is just opposite Bridalveil Falls.
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