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Ribbon Cascade (Teton County, Wyoming)

Coordinates: 43°46′29″N 110°44′54″W / 43.774655°N 110.748268°W / 43.774655; -110.748268
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Ribbon Cascade
Ribbon Cascade (Teton County, Wyoming) is located in Wyoming
Ribbon Cascade (Teton County, Wyoming)
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LocationGrand Teton National Park, United States
Coordinates43°46′29″N 110°44′54″W / 43.774655°N 110.748268°W / 43.774655; -110.748268[1]
TypeCascade
Total height600 feet (180 m)
WatercourseIntermittent stream

Ribbon Cascade is located in Hanging Canyon, Grand Teton National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming.[2] 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.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Ribbon Cascade". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
  2. ^ Jenny Lake, WY (Map). Topoquest (USGS Quads). Retrieved 2012-05-26.
  3. ^ Mayhew, Bradley; Carolyn McCarthy (2008). Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks. Lonely Planet Publications. p. 217. ISBN 9781741045604.