Cross-state icon comparison · 781 mi apart

Depot Creek Falls vs Staircase Falls

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.

Washington

Depot Creek Falls

Depot Creek Falls is a waterfall in Washington. It drops roughly 886 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

Staircase Falls

Staircase Falls is a waterfall in Mariposa County, California. It drops roughly 1,017 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	Depot Creek Falls	Staircase Falls
State	Washington	California
Height	886 ft	1,017 ft
Type	—	—
Watercourse	—	—
Park	North Cascades National Park	Yosemite National Park
County	—	Mariposa
Elevation	1433 m	1377 m
Nearest city	Glacier (30 mi)	Yosemite Valley (1 mi)
Dogs allowed	No	No

About Depot Creek Falls

Depot Creek Falls is a 967-foot (295 m)-high waterfall in the North Cascades National Park, Whatcom County, Washington.

About 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 (400 m) into Yosemite Valley over a series of steps. Staircase Falls is relatively ephemeral and is usually dry by the end of June. The falls are located immediately behind Camp Curry on cliffs below Glacier Point.

Where they are

Dashed line shows the straight-line distance (781 mi). Actual drive time depends on the route — neither pin is the parking lot, so use a map app for turn-by-turn.

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