List of waterfalls in Yosemite National Park
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The following is a list of Yosemite waterfalls, including
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Alder Creek Falls Alders are trees comprising the genus ''Alnus'' in the birch family Betulaceae. The genus comprises about 35 species of monoecious trees and shrubs, a few reaching a large size, distributed throughout the north temperate zone with a few spec ...
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Bridalveil Fall Bridalveil Fall is one of the most prominent waterfalls in the Yosemite Valley in California. The waterfall is in height and flows year round. Geology The glaciers that carved Yosemite Valley left many hanging valleys that spawned the waterfa ...
* California Fall *
Chilnualna Falls Chilnualna Falls is a series of waterfalls totaling 690 feet (210 m), located on Chilnualna Creek in the southern section of Yosemite National Park Yosemite National Park ( ) is an American national park in California, surrounded on the sou ...
* Horsetail Fall * Illilouette Fall *
Lehamite Falls Lehamite 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 ...
* LeConte Falls * Nevada Fall * Pywiack Cascade * Quaking Aspen Falls *
Ribbon Fall Ribbon Fall, located in Yosemite National Park in California, flows off a cliff on the west side of El Capitan and is the longest single-drop waterfall A waterfall is a point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a ...
* Royal Arch Cascade *
Sentinel Fall Sentinel Falls is a long series of cascades descending into Yosemite Valley, in the U.S. state of California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a ...
* Silver Strand Falls *
Snow Creek Falls Snow 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 l ...
* Staircase Falls *
Three Chute Falls Three Chute Falls (also known as Hidden Falls or Tenaya Creek Falls) is a waterfall on Tenaya Creek in Yosemite National Park, in the U.S. state of California. The waterfall is located in lower Tenaya Canyon, around a half mile upstream from Mirr ...
* Tueeulala Falls * Tuolumne Fall *
Vernal Fall Vernal Fall is a waterfall on the Merced River just downstream of Nevada Fall in Yosemite National Park, California. Like its upstream neighbor, Vernal Fall is clearly visible at a distance, from Glacier Point, as well as close up, along the M ...
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Wapama Falls Wapama Falls is the larger of two waterfalls located on the northern wall of Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park. It flows almost year-round and during peak flow has been known to inundate the trail bridge crossing its base, making the ...
* Waterwheel Falls * White Cascade * Wildcat Falls *
Yosemite Falls Yosemite Falls is the highest waterfall in Yosemite National Park, dropping a total of from the top of the upper fall to the base of the lower fall. Located in the Sierra Nevada of California, it is a major attraction in the park, especially in ...


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NPS.gov: Waterfalls in Yosemite National Park
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