Cleft Falls is a 50-foot waterfall on meltwater Middle Teton Glacier in Teton County, Wyoming, in the Middle Rockies region. It lies about 14.1 miles north of Moose Wilson Road and roughly 65.3 miles east of Idaho Falls as the crow flies.
At 50 feet it is on the modest side for Wyoming, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 60 feet; it ranks 122nd of 230. By form it is a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another. It falls in 2 drops.
The Middle Rockies are high, glaciated mountain ranges with alpine peaks, subalpine fir and spruce forest, lodgepole pine and grassy intermontane valleys. Snowmelt streams cascade down glacial valleys and canyon walls. meltwater Middle Teton Glacier carries 3 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 240 feet.
Teton County holds 121 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Bannock Falls, a 200-foot tiered waterfall, is under a mile away. Spalding Falls, a 240-foot tiered waterfall, is under a mile away. Glacier Falls, a 50-foot tiered waterfall, is about 1 miles away.
Cleft Falls is located at 43.7241° N, 110.7780° 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.