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Both in Yosemite National Park, 2 mi apart · 2 mi apart

Illilouette Fall vs Nevada 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.

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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Nevada Fall, a waterfall in California

California

Nevada Fall

Nevada Fall is a waterfall in Mariposa County, California. It drops roughly 594 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 FallNevada Fall
StateCaliforniaCalifornia
Height370 ft594 ft
Typeplunge—
WatercourseIllilouette CreekMerced River
ParkYosemite National ParkYosemite National Park
CountyMariposaMariposa
Elevation1783 m1815 m
Nearest cityYosemite Village (3 mi)Yosemite Valley (3 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 Nevada Fall

Nevada Fall is a 594-foot-high (181 m) waterfall on the Merced River in Yosemite National Park, California. It is located below the granite dome, Liberty Cap, at the west end of Little Yosemite Valley. The waterfall is widely recognized by its "bent" shape, in which the water free-falls for roughly the first third of its length to a steep slick-rock slope. This mid-fall impact of the water on the cliff face creates a turbulent, whitewater appearance in the fall and produces a great deal of mist which covers a wide radius, which led to its current name.

Where they are

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