Silver Strand Falls drops 574 feet (175m) along Meadow Brook, at the western end of Yosemite Valley, within Yosemite National Park. The falls are commonly thought to drop 1170 feet (356m), this is incorrect. The name Widow's Tears had been applied to Silver Strand Falls in the past, but seasonal waterfall located one drainage to the east of Meadow Brook, is now known as Widow's Tears, and is thought to drop 1170 feet, hence the confusion regarding the height.
Yosemite Falls, California - generally considered the highest waterfall in North America, with a 436 m (1430 ft) in one drop followed by 98 m (320 ft) in another, flowing year-round
SilverStrandFalls, California - 175 m (574 ft) drop when flowing
Whitewater Falls, North Carolina - 125 m (411 ft) cascade, the highest North American waterfall east of the Rocky Mountains.
Waterfalls of California - SilverStrandFalls; Yosemite Natl.
Perhaps the best view of SilverStrandFalls is a long distance view from the Wawona Tunnel parking lot, where you will be competing with a million other people for an opportunity to take a picture of something (there are plenty of great views of the valley from this location).
This is not Meadow Brook at all, as Meadow Brook is what forms SilverStrandFalls, which is still a short distance up the trail.
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