Yosemite Falls

Yosemite Falls, the tallest waterfall in North America at 739 meters (2,425 feet), cascades in three tiers through California’s Yosemite National Park. Fed by snowmelt (peak flow in May), its thunderous plunge echoes off granite cliffs like El Capitan. Indigenous Ahwahneechee tribes revered it as *"Cholock"* (the Fall). Though often reduced to a trickle by late summer, its icy winter "snow cone" phenomenon dazzles. A centerpiece of Yosemite Valley, it epitomizes Sierra Nevada’s wild grandeur.