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The following is a list of Yosemite waterfalls, including ephemeral falls: [1] This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (May 2019)
The valley is drained by the Merced River, and a multitude of streams and waterfalls flow into it, including Tenaya, Illilouette, Yosemite and Bridalveil Creeks. Yosemite Falls is the highest waterfall in North America and is a big attraction, especially in the spring, when the water flow is at its peak.
Located in Yosemite Valley, Yosemite Falls is the fourth tallest waterfall in North America at 2,425 feet (739 m) according to the World Waterfall Database. [92] Also in the valley is the much lower volume Ribbon Falls , which has the highest single vertical drop, 1,612 feet (491 m). [ 88 ]
2.1 Waterfalls. 2.2 Rock formations. 2.3 Giant Sequoias. 2.4 Scenic vistas. 3 Granite domes. 4 References. ... Yosemite Valley itself contains many views; Granite domes
Park visitors will be in awe of the park’s well-known waterfalls that are still flowing with gusto. Among them: Vernal Fall, Nevada Fall, Bridalveil Fall, Yosemite Falls, Sentinel Falls, Ribbon ...
Note that the recent 1:24,000 topo map of Yosemite Valley shows the height of this waterfall as 400 feet (120 m), not 574 feet (175 m), which is derived, apparently, from ice climbers. Since the waterfall is not vertical, it is possible that the ice-climbing height is, in fact, 574 feet (175 m), while the difference in elevation between the top ...
Yosemite Falls is the highest waterfall in Yosemite National Park, dropping a total of 2,425 feet (739 m) from the top of the upper fall to the base of the lower fall. [2] Located 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.
The glaciers that carved Yosemite Valley left many hanging valleys that spawned the waterfalls that pour into the valley. Most of the waterways that fed these falls carved the hanging valleys into steep cascades, but Bridalveil Creek still leaps into the valley from the edge of the precipice, although that edge has moved back into an alcove from the original edge of the valley.