Altar Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Ribbon Creek in Coconino County, Arizona, in the Arizona/New Mexico Plateau region. It lies about 8.6 miles northeast of Grand Canyon and roughly 70.2 miles north of Flagstaff as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet. The water comes down as a horsetail, where the water keeps some contact with the bedrock as it falls.
The Arizona/New Mexico Plateau is a high, semi-arid tableland of grassland, sagebrush and pinyon-juniper woodland cut by canyons. Waterfalls occur along canyon streams and are strongest during snowmelt and summer monsoon. Ribbon Creek carries 3 recorded waterfalls along its course.
There are 31 recorded waterfalls in Coconino County. Upper Ribbon Falls, a tiered waterfall, is under a mile away. Upper Upper Ribbon Falls, is about 1.8 miles away. Roaring Springs, a cascade waterfall, is about 2.7 miles away.
Altar Falls is located at 36.1593° N, 112.0555° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.