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Both in Yosemite National Park, 4 mi apart · 4 mi apart

Lehamite Falls 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.

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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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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SpecLehamite FallsNevada Fall
StateCaliforniaCalifornia
Height1,181 ft594 ft
Type
WatercourseMerced River
ParkYosemite National ParkYosemite National Park
CountyMariposaMariposa
Elevation2118 m1815 m
Nearest cityYosemite Valley (1 mi)Yosemite Valley (3 mi)
Dogs allowedNoNo

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."

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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