Cleft Falls (Teton County, Wyoming)

Cleft Falls
Location Grand Teton National Park United States
Coordinates 43°43′27″N 110°46′41″W / 43.724029°N 110.778070°W / 43.724029; -110.778070Coordinates: 43°43′27″N 110°46′41″W / 43.724029°N 110.778070°W / 43.724029; -110.778070[1]
Type Cascade
Total height 50 feet (15 m)
Watercourse Intermittent stream

Cleft Falls is a cascade located in Garnet Canyon, Grand Teton National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming.[2] The cascade drops approximately 50 feet (15 m) in and is highly intermittent, fed by runoff from snowmelt and the Middle Teton Glacier. The falls can be reached by way of the Garnet Canyon Trail and is approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) by trail east of Spalding Falls, while further downstream is Bannock Falls.

References

  1. ↑ "Cleft Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
  2. ↑ Grand Teton, WY (Map). Topoquest (USGS Quads). Retrieved 2012-05-26.


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