Yosemite Falls in one of the world’s highest waterfalls, its total drop of 2,425 feet is divided into the great Upper Fall (1,430 feet), a middle cascade (675 feet), and the Lower Fall (320 feet). Yosemite Falls is located in Yosemite National Park in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, it is a major attraction in the park, especially in late spring when the water flow is at its peak. It is the highest measured waterfall in North America and the world’s 6th tallest. Yosemite Falls is one of the most famous waterfalls on the planet. The falls consist of a 1430 foot plunge, then 675 feet of cascades and finishes off with a 320 foot horsetail.
Upper Yosemite Falls in Yosemite National Park, California, is one of the most spectacular sights in all of the United States. In the summer, the water flow dwindles to almost nothing, but in the spring during snow melt, the waterfall is overwhelming. Upper Yosemite Falls can be seen along the roadside at a number of viewpoints along Southside Drive. Lower Yosemite Fall drops 400 feet from a rocky ledge on the north side of Yosemite Valley to the flat forested land below, after which the creek flows gently through the pine woods for a few hundred yards and joins the Merced River.
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