Both in Yosemite National Park, 5 mi apart · 5 mi apart
Illilouette Fall vs Ribbon Fall
Two waterfalls in our directory, side by side. Same data we use on the individual pages — height, access, what we know, what we don't.
California
Illilouette FallIllilouette Fall is a waterfall in Mariposa County, California. It drops roughly 1,250 feet. Access details and conditions have not yet been verified in person by Fallspots — the data on this page comes from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
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California
Ribbon FallRibbon Fall is a waterfall in Mariposa County, California. It drops roughly 1,612 feet. Access details and conditions have not yet been verified in person by Fallspots — the data on this page comes from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
See the full page →| Spec | Illilouette Fall | Ribbon Fall |
|---|---|---|
| State | California | California |
| Height | 1,250 ft | 1,612 ft |
| Type | — | — |
| Watercourse | Illilouette Creek | — |
| Park | Yosemite National Park | Yosemite National Park |
| County | Mariposa | Mariposa |
| Elevation | 1783 m | 2157 m |
| Nearest city | Yosemite Valley (2 mi) | Yosemite Valley (4 mi) |
| Dogs allowed | No | No |
About Illilouette Fall
Illilouette Fall is a 381-foot (116 m) waterfall on the Illilouette Creek tributary of the Merced River in Yosemite National Park. It is located in a small canyon that cuts into the south wall of Yosemite Valley directly across from Vernal Fall. The origin and meaning of the waterfall's name has been lost to time.
About Ribbon Fall
Ribbon Fall, located in Yosemite National Park in California, flows off a cliff on the west side of El Capitan and is the longest single-drop waterfall in North America. The fall is fed by melting winter snow and the peak amount of water flow is during the months of May to June; while therefore dry for much of the year, the fall is a spectacular 1,612 feet in the spring. In exceptional years, an ice cone develops at its base during the winter months similar to that which usually forms beneath Upper Yosemite Fall. This deposit can reach a depth of 200 feet, versus 322 feet for the greatest depth of the ice cone beneath the Upper Fall and Lower Fall.
Where they are
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