Both in Yosemite National Park, 11 mi apart · 11 mi apart

Chilnualna 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

Chilnualna Fall

Chilnualna Fall is a waterfall in California. It drops roughly 696 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	Chilnualna Fall	Illilouette Fall
State	California	California
Height	696 ft	1,250 ft
Type	—	—
Watercourse	Chilnualna Creek	Illilouette Creek
Park	Yosemite National Park	Yosemite National Park
County	—	Mariposa
Elevation	1870 m	1783 m
Nearest city	Wawona (2 mi)	Yosemite Valley (2 mi)
Dogs allowed	No	No

About Chilnualna Fall

Chilnualna Falls is a series of waterfalls totaling 690 feet, located on Chilnualna Creek in the southern section of Yosemite National Park.

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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