Pywiack Cascade

The Pywiack Cascade is a waterfall in Yosemite National Park within the U.S. state of California. It is located a few miles downstream from the outlet of Tenaya Lake on Tenaya Creek at the head of the steep and rugged granite gorge, Tenaya Canyon.

Type: Waterfall
Description: waterfall
Also known as: “Slide Fall”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Clouds Rest and Olmsted Point.

Clouds Rest

Peak

Photo: Jimmy Harris, CC BY 2.0.

Clouds Rest is a mountain in Yosemite National Park, located east-northeast of Yosemite Village, California. Although there are many peaks in the park having far greater elevation, the proximity of Clouds Rest to the valley gives it a very high degree of visual prominence.

Olmsted Point

Peak

Photo: Eeekster, CC BY 3.0.

Olmsted Point is a viewing area off Tioga Pass Road in Yosemite National Park which offers a view south into Tenaya Canyon, giving, in particular, a view of the northern side of Half Dome, Clouds Rest, and a view of Tenaya Lake to the east. Olmsted Point is situated 1½ miles north of Pywiack Cascade.

Mount Watkins

Peak

Photo: Wsiegmund, CC BY 2.5.

Mount Watkins is a peak, which is situated 1½ miles west of Pywiack Cascade.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yosemite National Park and Happy Isles.

Yosemite National Park

Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Yosemite National Park is a national park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Sierra Nevada mountains in east-central California. Approximately four million visitors each year come to Yosemite to marvel at its spectacular granite cliffs, towering waterfalls, remote wilderness, massive sequoia trees, and high mountain meadows.

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. Happy Isles is situated 6 miles southwest of Pywiack Cascade.

Curry Village

Village

Photo: Almonroth, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Curry Village is a campground in Mariposa County, California in Yosemite National Park within the Yosemite Valley. A rockfall in 2008 damaged a number of structures, and about one third of visitor units were closed because of risk. Curry Village is situated 6 miles southwest of Pywiack Cascade.

Pywiack Cascade

Category: body of water
Location: Mariposa County, Sierra Nevada, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.78729° or 37° 47′ 14″ north

Longitude

-119.48871° or 119° 29′ 19″ west

Elevation

7,267 feet (2,215 metres)

Height

591 feet (180 metres)

Open location code

8592QGP6+WG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2389658011

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=waterfall

GeoNames ID

5385271

Wikidata ID

Q38330

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In Other Languages

From Mazanderani to Urdu—“Pywiack Cascade” goes by many names.

Mazanderani: “ئوشار پاویاک کاکسید”
Mazanderani: “پاویاک کاکسید ئوشار”
Persian: “آبشار پاویاک کاکسید”
Persian: “ابشار پاویاک کاکسید”
Tajik: “Обшори Пивиак”
Tajik: “Пивиак”
Tajik: “Шаршараи Пивиак”
Urdu: “پائی ویاکیس کیڈ”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Porcupine Flat and Medial Moraine.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hidden Lake and Olmsted Point Trailhead.

Mariposa County: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Mariposa, Coulterville, El Portal, and Fish Camp.

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