Vernal Fall

Location:	Yosemite National Park, California, United States
Type:	Plunge
Total Height	317 feet
Longest Single Drop:	317 feet
Number of Drops:	1
World Height Ranking:	#860

Vernal Fall is a large waterfall on the Merced River just downstream of Nevada Fall in Yosemite National Park, USA. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (960x1280, 417 KB) Yosemite, Vernal Fall, California, USA / Personal picture from user Urban 2004 File links The following pages link to this file: Yosemite National Park Vernal Fall Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or... Yosemite redirects here. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  - Total   - Width   - Length    - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 3rd 158,302 sq mi  410,000 km² 250 miles  400 km 770 miles  1,240 km 4. ... 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. ... Categories: Stub | Waterfalls | Yosemite ... Yosemite redirects here. ...

It is 317 feet (97 m) high.^[1] It is accessible via the Mist Trail, which climbs close enough to the fall so that hikers must travel through the fall's mist. It is also clearly visible from Glacier Point. The Mist Trail is one of the most popular short hikes in Yosemite National Park, California, USA. The hike follows the Merced River, starting at Happy Isles in Yosemite Valley, past Vernal Falls, Emerald pool, to Nevada Falls. ... Glacier Point, as seen from Yosemite Valley. ...

The waterfall runs all year long, although by the end of summer, it is substantially reduced in volume and can split into multiple falls.

The original name of the fall was Yan-o-pah ("little cloud").^[2] The fall was named "Vernal" by Lafayette Bunnell, a member of the Mariposa Brigade in 1851. Apparently, the fall reminded Bunnell of springtime.^[3] Lafayette Houghton Bunnell (1824-1903), a noted explorer of Yosemite Valley, was born in Homer, Minnesota. ... 1851 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

References

1. ↑  Huber, N. King. The Geologic Story of Yosemite Valley. USGS Western Region Geologic Information. URL accessed on September 20, 2005.
2. ↑  Farquhar,Francis P. (1926). Place Names of the High Sierra, San Francisco: Sierra Club. ASIN B000869H3W.
3. ↑  Bunnell, Lafayette Houghton (1991). Discovery of the Yosemite and the Indian War of 1851 Which Led to That Event, Yosemite Association. ISBN 0939666588.

September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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• Coordinates: 37.7274262° N -119.5437725° E
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