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Both in Yosemite National Park, 3 mi apart · 3 mi apart

Illilouette Fall vs Lehamite 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.

Illilouette Fall — a 370-foot single plunge on Illilouette Creek in Yosemite National Park, viewable from the Panorama Trail descending from Glacier Point

California

Illilouette Fall

Illilouette Fall is a 370-foot single plunge on Illilouette Creek, a tributary of the Merced River, in Yosemite National Park. The fall sits in a small canyon cutting into the south wall of Yosemite Valley directly across from Vernal Fall — but it's hidden from valley view, accessible only via a 4-mile round-trip from Glacier Point on the Panorama Trail. Descent loses 1,400 ft; the return climb is the hard part. Glacier Point Road closes November through May.

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Lehamite Falls, a waterfall in California

California

Lehamite Falls

Lehamite Falls is a waterfall in Mariposa County, California. It drops roughly 1,181 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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SpecIllilouette FallLehamite Falls
StateCaliforniaCalifornia
Height370 ft1,181 ft
Typeplunge—
WatercourseIllilouette Creek—
ParkYosemite National ParkYosemite National Park
CountyMariposaMariposa
Elevation1783 m2118 m
Nearest cityYosemite Village (3 mi)Yosemite Valley (1 mi)
Dogs allowedNoNo

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.

About Lehamite Falls

Lehamite Falls is located in Yosemite National Park. It consists of a long series of steep cascades that fall 1,180 feet (360 m) into Yosemite Valley, in a manner similar to Sentinel Fall. The falls are located in a small cleft in the north wall of the valley known as Indian Canyon, immediately to the right of Yosemite Falls and seen above Yosemite Village. "Lehamite" is a native word for "arrowwood."

Where they are

Dashed line shows the straight-line distance (3 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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