Nevada Fall (the National Park Service spells this as singular) is a 594 ft (181 m) high waterfall on Merced River in Yosemite National Park, California. It is located below the granite dome, Liberty Cap, at the west end of Little Yosemite Valley, at 37°43′31″N, 119°31′58″W. Image File history File links Nevada_Falls_(side). ... Yosemite Valley with Half Dome in the distance. ... Yosemite redirects here. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... United States is the current Good Article Collaboration of the week! Please help to improve this article to the highest of standards. ... Hopetoun Falls near Otway National Park, Victoria, Australia A waterfall is usually a geological formation resulting from water, often in the form of a stream, flowing over an erosion-resistant rock formation that forms a sudden break in elevation. ... Hopetoun Falls near Otway National Park, Victoria, Australia A waterfall is usually a geological formation resulting from water, often in the form of a stream, flowing over an erosion-resistant rock formation that forms a sudden break in elevation. ... The Merced River is in California. ... Yosemite redirects here. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... A granite dome is a dome of granite, formed by exfoliation. ... Binomial name Psilocybe semilanceata Liberty cap (Psilocybe semilanceata) is a hallucinogenic mushroom, a so called magic mushroom, that grows on grassy meadows and similar; particularly in fields and other habitats well fertilised by sheep and other cattle dung (although unlike Psilocybe cubensis it does not grow directly on dung). ...

The Emerald Pool forms on the "step" between Nevada Fall and Vernal Fall downstream. The 317 ft (97 m) high Vernal Fall is a short hike from the bottom of Nevada Fall. They form a cascade in which Merced River flows down to Yosemite Valley. Emerald Pool The Emerald Pool is a small, shallow lake located immediately above Vernal Fall in Yosemite National Park. ... Vernal Fall is a large waterfall on the Merced River just downstream of Nevada Fall in Yosemite National Park, USA. It is 317 feet (97 m) high. ... Yosemite Valley with Half Dome in the distance. ...

This cascade is sometimes called the giant staircase, which is evident when viewed from above, at Glacier Point. Glacier Point, as seen from Yosemite Valley. ...

Hiking Trail

The hike to the top of Nevada Falls, along the Mist Trail, is 3.4 miles from the trailhead in Yosemite Valley. One must first hike to Vernal Falls and then trek another 2 miles to reach the top. Due to the extra hiking milage and difficulty, Nevada Falls is not as popular as Vernal Falls. Many hikers will stop at Vernal Falls and not make the extra effort to go to the top of Nevada Falls. The trail after Vernal Falls is shaded and progressive the first half until you reach the base of Nevada Falls where you climb for about 20 minutes with the sun glaring on you the entire time. This second half can be dangerous, especially on the way down. Your knees will take a beating, especially by the time you've made your way all the way down from Nevada and Vernal Falls. Much like Vernal Falls, Nevada Falls has a nice area atop the waterfall for relaxing and dipping in the water, though many people consider "dipping in the water" just meters from a 600 foot waterfall to be rather foolish. The pool is quite limited; and if one ventures out too far out in the water, he or she could get caught in the current. You will find it crowded only due to the fact that the area for water access is much smaller than the Vernal Falls pool. Vernal Fall is a large waterfall on the Merced River just downstream of Nevada Fall in Yosemite National Park, USA. It is located at 37° 43′ 38″ N 119° 32′ 37″ W. It is 317 feet (97 m) high. ...

Pictures

Giant staircase, seen from Glacier Point. Vernal Fall is the lower fall, Nevada Fall is the upper fall, coursing through Little Yosemite Valley. Liberty Cap is the granite dome next to Nevada Fall. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1950x2925, 1810 KB)Vernal (left) and Nevada waterfalls in Yosemite National Park as seen from Glacier Point. ... Glacier Point, as seen from Yosemite Valley. ... Vernal Fall is a large waterfall on the Merced River just downstream of Nevada Fall in Yosemite National Park, USA. It is 317 feet (97 m) high. ... Liberty Cap is a granite dome in Yosemite National Park, California, USA. It lies next to Nevada Fall, on the John Muir Trail. ...

The top of Nevada Falls Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1003x667, 294 KB) Photo by Tim Bergeron I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ...

External link

• USGS National Mapping Information about Nevada Fall
• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 37.725035° -119.533728°
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