Both in CA, 5 mi apart · 5 mi apart

Bridalveil Fall vs Illilouette Fall

Two waterfalls in our directory, side by side. Same data we use on the individual pages — height, access, what we know, what we don't.

California

Bridalveil Fall

Bridalveil Fall is a waterfall in Mariposa County, California. It drops roughly 620 feet. Access details and conditions have not yet been verified in person by Fallspots — the data on this page comes from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.

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California

Illilouette Fall

Illilouette Fall is a waterfall in Mariposa County, California. It drops roughly 1,250 feet. Access details and conditions have not yet been verified in person by Fallspots — the data on this page comes from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.

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Spec	Bridalveil Fall	Illilouette Fall
State	California	California
Height	620 ft	1,250 ft
Type	—	—
Watercourse	—	Illilouette Creek
Park	Yosemite National Park	Yosemite National Park
County	Mariposa	Mariposa
Elevation	1336 m	1783 m
Nearest city	Yosemite Valley (4 mi)	Yosemite Valley (2 mi)
Dogs allowed	No	No

About Bridalveil Fall

Bridalveil Fall is one of the most prominent waterfalls in the Yosemite Valley in California. The waterfall is 188 metres (617 ft) in height and flows year round.

About Illilouette Fall

Illilouette Fall is a 381-foot (116 m) waterfall on the Illilouette Creek tributary of the Merced River in Yosemite National Park. It is located in a small canyon that cuts into the south wall of Yosemite Valley directly across from Vernal Fall. The origin and meaning of the waterfall's name has been lost to time.

Where they are

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