Yosemite at a Glance: Waterfalls

"...the bottom of the fall is mostly a hissing, clashing, seething, upwhirling mass of scud and spray, through which the light shifts in grey and purple tones..."

~ John Muir describing Yosemite Falls

Geology
Waterfalls

How High is High?

Yosemite’s waterfalls defied measurement by members of the Mariposa Battalion, who gazed on Bridalveil and Yosemite Falls in 1851. Later, geological surveys came closer to the figures that we know today:

Note: Yosemite Falls is actually made up of two waterfalls and a cascade — Upper Yosemite Fall, Middle Cascade, and Lower Yosemite Fall.