# Ribbon Fall

- **Country:** United States
- **Type:** Plunge
- **Height:** 1,612 ft (491 m)
- **Location:** Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, California, United States
- **World Rank:** 99
- **Number Drops:** 1

The waterfall has also been called “Virgin’s Tears,” a name reportedly coined by a sentimental woman in the 1860s, inspired by its brief seasonal flow, which she likened to the fleeting tears of a maiden. thumb|155x155px|Ribbon Falls in Yosemite National Park Image:Ribbon_fall_top.jpg|The top of Ribbon Fall. Image:Ribbon_fall_with_ice_cone.jpg|Ribbon Fall as seen from its base. Note the ice cone. File:Ribbon Falls in Spring - 2016.jpg ==See also== *List of waterfalls *List of waterfalls in California

![Photo of Ribbon Fall](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/Ribbon_Fall_%285829970555%29.jpg)

**Source:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribbon_Fall (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)