Illilouette Falls
Illilouette Fall is a 381-foot waterfall on the Illilouette Creek tributary of the Merced River in Yosemite National Park. It is located in a small canyon that cuts into the south wall of Yosemite Valley directly across from Vernal Fall.- Type: Waterfall
- Description: waterfall in Yosemite National Park, California
- Also known as: “Fifth Fork Fall”, “Illilouette Fall”, “South Canyon Creek Falls”, “Too-lool-lo-we-ack”, “Tooluluwack”, “Tu-lu--la-wi-ak”, “Tululowehack”, and “Vernal Fall”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vernal Fall and Glacier Point.
Vernal Fall
Waterfall
Vernal Fall is a 317-foot waterfall on the Merced River just downstream of Nevada Fall in Yosemite National Park, California. Like its upstream neighbor, Vernal Fall is clearly visible at a distance, from Glacier Point, as well as close up, along the Mist Trail.
Glacier Point
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Starlingjon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Glacier Point is a viewpoint above Yosemite Valley in the U.S. state of California. It is located on the south wall of Yosemite Valley at an elevation of 7,214 feet, 3,200 feet above Curry Village.
Nevada Fall
Waterfall
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Nevada Fall is a 594-foot-high waterfall on the Merced River in Yosemite National Park, California. It is located below the granite dome, Liberty Cap, at the west end of Little Yosemite Valley. Nevada Fall is situated 1½ miles northeast of Illilouette Falls.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Happy Isles and Curry Village.
Happy Isles
Locality
Photo: Glenn Scofield Williams, CC BY 2.0.
Happy Isles is a group of small isles in the Merced River in Yosemite National Park, California, United States. They are located at the easternmost end of the Yosemite Valley floor.
Curry Village
Village
Photo: Almonroth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Camp Curry, now known as Curry Village, was established in 1899 at the base of Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park. Developed as an alternative to the first-class Sentinel Hotel, it offered a more affordable, rustic lodging experience. Curry Village is situated 2 miles north of Illilouette Falls.
Yosemite Village
Village
Photo: Almonroth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yosemite Valley is a census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States. It consists of the developed area of Yosemite Village and the other areas of the Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park. Yosemite Village is situated 2½ miles northwest of Illilouette Falls.
Illilouette Falls
- Categories: tourism, tourist attraction, and body of water
- Location: Mariposa County, Sierra Nevada, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.71393° or 37° 42′ 50″ northLongitude
-119.56145° or 119° 33′ 41″ westElevation
5,584 feet (1,702 metres)Height
361 feet (110 metres)Open location code
8592PC7Q+HCOpenStreetMap ID
node 773001756OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfall
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Vietnamese—“Illilouette Falls” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Cascades Illilouette”
- Dutch: “Illilouette Fall”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ايليلويت فال”
- French: “chutes Illilouette”
- French: “Chutes Illilouette”
- Mazanderani: “ئوشار ایلیلویت”
- Mazanderani: “ایلیلویت ئوشار”
- Persian: “آبشار ایلیلویت”
- Persian: “ابشار ایلیلویت”
- Portuguese: “Illilouette Fall”
- Tajik: “Илилиуит”
- Tajik: “Обшори Илилиуит”
- Tajik: “Шаршараи Илилиуит”
- Ukrainian: “Водоспади Іллілоетт”
- Ukrainian: “Іллілоетт”
- Urdu: “ایلیلویت آبشار”
- Vietnamese: “thác Wapta”
- “Illilouette Fall”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Medial Moraine and Yosemite Valley.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Panorama Point and Washburn Point.
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