List of Yosemite waterfalls
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Ephemeral
Ephemeral things are transitory, existing only briefly. Typically the term is used to describe objects found in nature, although it can describe a wide range of things....
falls:
- Bridalveil FallBridalveil Fall (Yosemite)Bridalveil Fall is one of the most prominent waterfalls in the Yosemite Valley in California, seen yearly by millions of visitors to Yosemite National Park....
620 feet (189 m) - Chilnualna FallsChilnualna FallsChilnualna Falls is a series of waterfalls totaling 690 feet , located on Chilnualna Creek in the southern section of Yosemite National Park....
690 feet (210.3 m) - Horsetail FallHorsetail Fall (Yosemite)Horsetail Fall, located in Yosemite National Park in California, is a seasonal waterfall that flows in the winter and early spring. The fall occurs on the east side of El Capitan...
2100 feet (640.1 m) - Illilouette FallIllilouette FallIllilouette Fall is a 370 foot waterfall in Yosemite National Park. It is located in a small side canyon directly across from Vernal Falls, and is visible from the trail to Vernal and Nevada Falls. The best vantage point is from the Panorama Trail as it descends from Glacier Point....
370 feet (112.8 m) - Lehamite FallsLehamite FallsLehamite Falls is located in Yosemite National Park. It consists of a long series of steep cascades that fall into Yosemite Valley, in a manner similar to Sentinel Fall. The falls are located in a small cleft in the north wall of the valley known as Indian Canyon, immediately to the right of...
1180 feet (359.7 m) - Nevada FallNevada FallNevada Fall is a high waterfall on the Merced River in Yosemite National Park, California. It is located below the granite dome, Liberty Cap, at the west end of Little Yosemite Valley. The waterfall is widely recognized by its "bent" shape, in which the water free-falls for roughly the first third...
594 feet (181.1 m) - Pywiack CascadePywiack CascadeThe Pywiack Cascade is a waterfall in Yosemite National Park within the U.S. state of California. It is located a few miles downstream from the outlet of Tenaya Lake on Tenaya Creek at the head of the steep and rugged granite gorge, Tenaya Canyon...
600 feet (182.9 m) - Quaking Aspen FallsQuaking Aspen FallsQuaking Aspen Falls is a 25-foot, multi-stranded waterfall off Tioga Pass Road in Yosemite National Park. Although the falls typically dry up by August, the stream flows year-round both above and below the falls.-Sources:...
25 feet (7.6 m) - Ribbon Fall 1612 feet (491.3 m)
- Royal Arch CascadeRoyal Arch CascadeRoyal Arch Cascade is a waterfall located on the north wall of Yosemite Valley and the Yosemite National Park, USA, within walking distance from the Ahwahnee Hotel. The falls are high and are usually dry by June...
1250 feet (381 m) - Sentinel FallSentinel FallSentinel Falls is a long series of cascades descending into Yosemite Valley alongside Sentinel Rock. It is a tiered waterfall consisting of 6 major drops totaling , the longest single drop being . It ranks on many lists as the twelfth highest waterfall in the world, although in truth it is roughly...
1920 feet (585.2 m) - Silver Strand FallsSilver Strand FallsSilver Strand Falls drops 574 feet along Meadow Brook, at the western end of Yosemite Valley, within Yosemite National Park. The falls are commonly thought to drop 1170 feet , this is incorrect...
574 feet (175 m) - Snow Creek FallsSnow Creek FallsSnow Creek Falls is a long series of cascades located in Yosemite National Park toward the eastern extent of Yosemite Valley. It descends a steep gorge on a sizeable stream that originates in May Lake to the north, dropping east of the trail that leaves the Valley above Mirror Lake en route to...
2140 feet (652.3 m) - Staircase FallsStaircase FallsStaircase Falls is a series of waterfalls located on Gossamer Creek in Yosemite National Park, California. The falls descend a total of into Yosemite Valley over a series of steps. Staircase Falls is relatively ephemeral and only flows after rainfall. It is usually dry by May. The falls are...
1020 feet (310.9 m) - Three Chute FallsThree Chute FallsThree Chute Falls is a waterfall on Tenaya Creek, in Yosemite National Park in the U.S. state of California. The falls are located shortly upstream of Mirror Lake, although they are relatively obscure...
80 feet (24.4 m) - Tueeulala FallsTueeulala FallsTueeulala Falls is located on the north side of Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park. At roughly 880 feet it is the smaller of two large waterfalls that spill into Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, the other being Wapama Falls. It is, however, the larger of the two in terms of greatest free-fall...
840 feet (256 m) - Vernal Fall 317 feet (96.6 m)
- Wapama FallsWapama FallsWapama Falls is the larger of two waterfalls located on the northern wall of Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park. Arguably the most powerful waterfall in Yosemite National Park, it flows almost year-round and during peak flow has been known to inundate the trail bridge crossing it, making...
1700 feet (518.2 m) - Waterwheel FallsWaterwheel FallsWaterwheel Falls is a waterfall in the Sierra Nevada of California, located at in Yosemite National Park. It is the largest of the many waterfalls of the Tuolumne River. Its upper part contains a series of small ledges, each of which creates a small plume as the water is deflected away from the...
300 feet (91.4 m) - Wildcat FallsWildcat FallsWildcat Falls is located at in the western quarter of Yosemite National Park alongside Highway 140, approximately 2.8 miles inside the park from the Arch Rock Entrance. It consists of a relatively thin string of falls and cascades totaling 720 feet , and only flows until about May or June...
630 feet (192 m) - Yosemite FallsYosemite FallsYosemite Falls is the highest measured waterfall in North America. Located in Yosemite National Park in the Sierra Nevada of California, it is a major attraction in the park, especially in late spring when the water flow is at its peak....
2425 feet (739.1 m)
External links
- http://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/waterfalls.htm
- http://www.world-of-waterfalls.com/yosemite.html#yosemite-valley-waterfall-list