Ribbon Fall

Ribbon Fall, located in in , flows off a cliff on the west side of and is the longest single-drop waterfall in North America.
Wikipedia
Photo: Jaymckinsey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Waterfall (intermittent)
  • …lies at an elevation of 6,293 feet (1,918 metres)
  • …stands 1,612 feet (491 metres) tall
  • Description: waterfall in California, United States
  • Also known as
    “Lung-oo-too-koo-yah”
    “Lung-yo-to-co-ya”
    “Lungyotuckoya”
    “Pigeon Creek Fall”
    “The Ribbon Fall”
    “Virgin Tears Fall”
    “Virgin’s Tear”

Places of Interest

Highlights include El Capitan and Horsetail Fall.

Peak
Photo: Fernando Guachiak, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a vertical rock formation…

Waterfall
Photo: Ambitious Wench, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, located in …

Waterfall
Photo: Wsiegmund, CC BY 2.5.
is one of the most prominent waterfalls in the in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yosemite Village and Curry Village.

Village
Photo: Almonroth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yosemite Valley is a census-designated place in , United States. is situated 3½ miles east of Ribbon Fall.

Village
Photo: Almonroth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a campground… is situated 4 miles east of Ribbon Fall.

Locality
Photo: Glenn Scofield Williams, CC BY 2.0.
is a group of small isles in the… is situated 5 miles east of Ribbon Fall.

Ribbon Fall

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Latitude
37.73601° or 37° 44′ 10″ north
Longitude
-119.64779° or 119° 38′ 52″ west
Open location code
8592P9P2+CV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2389658050
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­waterfall
Open­Street­Map attribute
intermittent=­yes
Geo­Names ID
5387316
Wiki­data ID
Q2982001

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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Ukrainian—“Ribbon Fall” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “ရစ်ဘွန်ရေတံခွန်”
  • Chinese: “带状瀑布”
  • Chinese: “帶狀瀑布”
  • Mazanderani: “ريبان”
  • Mazanderani: “ریبان”
  • Persian: “آبشار ریبون”
  • Persian: “ابشار ریبون”
  • Polish: “Ribbon”
  • Portuguese: “Ribbon Falls”
  • Russian: “Риббон”
  • Ukrainian: “Водоспад Ріббон”
  • Ukrainian: “Водоспади Ріббон”
  • Ukrainian: “Ріббон”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Gunsight and Bridalveil Moraine.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ribbon Falls Viewpoint and K-P Pinnacle.

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