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Nevada Fall

Nevada Fall is a 594-foot high waterfall on the in , . It is located below the granite dome, , at the west end of .
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Wikipedia
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
  • Type: Waterfall
  • Description: waterfall in Yosemite National Park, California
  • Also known as: “Yo-wai-yi”, “Yo-wi-we”, and “Yo-wy-we”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Liberty Cap and Vernal Fall.

Peak
Photo: Mudflattop, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a granite dome in , California, United States which lies at the extreme northwestern margin of Little Yosemite Valley.

Waterfall
is a 317-foot waterfall on the just downstream of Nevada Fall in , . Like its upstream neighbor, is clearly visible at a distance, from , as well as close up, along the .

Lake
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a lake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Happy Isles and Curry Village.

Locality
Photo: Glenn Scofield Williams, CC BY 2.0.
is a group of small isles in the in , , USA. They are located at the easternmost end of the floor.

Village
Photo: Almonroth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Camp Curry, now known as , was established in 1899 at the base of in . Developed as an alternative to the first-class Sentinel Hotel, it offered a more affordable, rustic lodging experience. is situated 2½ miles northwest of Nevada Fall.

Village
Photo: Almonroth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yosemite Valley is a census-designated place in , United States. It consists of the developed area of and the other areas of the in . is situated 3½ miles northwest of Nevada Fall.

Nevada Fall

Latitude
37.7249° or 37° 43′ 30″ north
Longitude
-119.53336° or 119° 32′ 0″ west
Elevation
5,640 feet (1,719 metres)
Height
594 feet (181 metres)
Open location code
8592PFF8+XM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 243671720
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­waterfall
Geo­Names ID
5376519
Wiki­data ID
Q38586
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Western Panjabi—“Nevada Fall” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Невада”
  • Chinese: “內華達瀑布”
  • Chinese: “内华达瀑布”
  • Dutch: “Nevada Fall”
  • Dutch: “Nevadawaterval”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نيڤادا فال”
  • French: “chute Nevada”
  • French: “Chute Nevada”
  • Mazanderani: “ئوشار نوادا”
  • Mazanderani: “نوادا ئوشار”
  • Persian: “آبشار نوادا”
  • Persian: “ابشار نوادا”
  • Polish: “Nevada Fall”
  • Portuguese: “Nevada Fall”
  • Russian: “Невада”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Nevada”
  • Spanish: “Cascada Nevada”
  • Tajik: “Невада”
  • Tajik: “Обшори Невада”
  • Tajik: “Шаршараи Невада”
  • Ukrainian: “Водоспад Невада”
  • Ukrainian: “Невада”
  • Urdu: “نیواڈا آبشار”
  • Western Panjabi: “نیوادا آبشار”
  • Western Panjabi: “نیوادا چھمبر”
  • “Nevada Fall”

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Silver Apron and Mount Broderick.

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