Yosemite Falls

Yosemite Falls is the highest waterfall in , dropping a total of 2,425 feet from the top of the upper fall to the base of the lower fall.
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  • Waterfall (intermittent)
  • …lies at an elevation of 6,824 feet (2,080 metres)
  • …stands 676 feet (206 metres) tall
  • Description: Highest waterfall in Yosemite National Park
  • Also known as
    “Choo-look”
    “Middle Cascades”
    “Scho-tal-lo-wi”
    “Scholook”
    “Schoolook”
    “Yo-ham-i-te Falls”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lost Arrow Spire and Yosemite Museum.
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The is located in in in .
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is a museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yosemite Village and Curry Village.
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Yosemite Valley is a census-designated place in , United States.
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is a campground… is situated 1½ miles southeast of Yosemite Falls.
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is a group of small isles in the… is situated 2½ miles southeast of Yosemite Falls.

Yosemite Falls

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Latitude
37.75429° or 37° 45′ 15″ north
Longitude
-119.59727° or 119° 35′ 50″ west
Open location code
8592QC33+P3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2384221575
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­waterfall
Open­Street­Map attribute
intermittent=­yes
Geo­Names ID
5410935
Wiki­data ID
Q491677

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Yosemite Falls” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شلالات يوسمايت”
  • Armenian: “Յոսեմիթի ջրվեժ”
  • Armenian: “Յոսեմիտ ջրվեժ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Josemiti”
  • Azerbaijani: “Yosemit şəlaləsi”
  • Basque: “Yosemite ur-jauzia”
  • Bhojpuri: “योसेमिटी झरना”
  • Chinese: “上優勝美地瀑布”
  • Chinese: “下優勝美地瀑布”
  • Chinese: “中优胜美地大瀑布”
  • Chinese: “优胜美地瀑布”
  • Chinese: “優勝美地瀑布”
  • Chinese: “大優勝美地瀑布”
  • Chinese: “小優勝美地瀑布”
  • Chinese: “约塞米蒂瀑布”
  • Czech: “Yosemite Falls”
  • Czech: “Yosemitský vodopád”
  • Dutch: “Yosemitewaterval”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “شلالات يوسمايت”
  • Finnish: “Yosemiten putoukset”
  • French: “chutes de Yosemite”
  • French: “Chutes de Yosemite”
  • French: “Chutes Yosemite”
  • Georgian: “იოსემიტი”
  • Georgian: “იოსემიტის ჩანჩქერი”
  • German: “Yosemite Fall”
  • German: “Yosemite Falls”
  • Hebrew: “מפלי יוסמיטי”
  • Hebrew: “מפלי יוסמית”
  • Hungarian: “Yosemite-vízesés”
  • Indonesian: “Air terjun Yosemite”
  • Indonesian: “Air Terjun Yosemite”
  • Italian: “Yosemite Falls”
  • Japanese: “ヨセミテ滝”
  • Korean: “요세미티 폭포”
  • Lithuanian: “Josemičio krioklys”
  • Low German: “Yosemite-Waterfall”
  • Malayalam: “യോസ്മൈറ്റ് വെള്ളച്ചാട്ടം”
  • Mazanderani: “يوسميت”
  • Mazanderani: “یوسمیت”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Yosemite Falls”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Val de Yosemite”
  • Persian: “آبشار یوسمیت”
  • Persian: “آبشار یوسیمیتی”
  • Persian: “ابشار یوسمیت”
  • Persian: “ابشار یوسیمیتی”
  • Persian: “یوسمیت”
  • Polish: “Yosemite”
  • Portuguese: “Cataratas de Yosemite”
  • Portuguese: “Yosemite Falls”
  • Russian: “водопад Йосемите”
  • Russian: “Йосемите”
  • Russian: “Йосемитский водопад”
  • Serbian: “Јосемитски водопади”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Yosemite”
  • Slovak: “Yosemite Falls”
  • Slovak: “Yosemitské vodopády”
  • Slovenian: “slapovi Yosemite”
  • Slovenian: “Yosemite Falls”
  • Slovenian: “Yosemitski slapovi”
  • Spanish: “Salto Yosemite”
  • Spanish: “Yosemite Falls”
  • Swedish: “Yosemite Falls”
  • Turkish: “Yosemite Şelaleleri”
  • Ukrainian: “Водоспади Йосеміті”
  • Ukrainian: “Йосемітський водоспад”
  • Uzbek: “Yosemit sharsharasi”
  • Uzbek: “Yosemit Sharsharasi”
  • Vietnamese: “Thác nước Yosemite”
  • Western Panjabi: “یوسمائیٹ آبشار”
  • Western Panjabi: “یوسمائیٹ چھمبر”

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