Staircase Falls
Staircase Falls is a series of waterfalls located on the southern side of Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park, California. The falls descend a total of 1,300 feet into Yosemite Valley over a series of steps.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Ambitious Wench, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Glacier Point and LeConte Memorial Lodge.
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.
LeConte Memorial Lodge
Museum
Photo: Almonroth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The LeConte Memorial Lodge, now known as the Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center, is a structure in Yosemite National Park in California, United States.
Sentinel Dome
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Supercarwaar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sentinel Dome is a granite dome in Yosemite National Park, United States. It lies on the south wall of Yosemite Valley, 0.8 miles southwest of Glacier Point and 1.4 miles northeast of Profile Cliff.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Curry Village and Happy Isles.
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.
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, USA. They are located at the easternmost end of the Yosemite Valley floor.
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.
Staircase Falls
- Type: Waterfall
- Description: waterfall in Yosemite National Park, CA
- Category: body of water
- Location: Mariposa County, Sierra Nevada, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.73504° or 37° 44′ 6″ northLongitude
-119.57489° or 119° 34′ 30″ westElevation
4,400 feet (1,341 metres)Height
1,017 feet (310 metres)Open location code
8592PCPG+22OpenStreetMap ID
node 2389658166OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfallGeoNames ID
5398515Wikidata ID
Q37584
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In Other Languages
From Mazanderani to Urdu—“Staircase Falls” goes by many names.
- Mazanderani: “ئوشار استیرکیس”
- Mazanderani: “استیرکیس ئوشار”
- Persian: “آبشار استیرکیس”
- Persian: “ابشار استیرکیس”
- Portuguese: “Staircase Falls”
- Tajik: “Обшори Стеяркейс”
- Tajik: “Стеяркейс”
- Tajik: “Шаршараи Стеяркейс”
- Ukrainian: “Водоспади Стеркейс”
- Ukrainian: “Стеркейс”
- Urdu: “سٹیئر کیس آبشار”
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