Both in Yosemite National Park, 6 mi apart · 6 mi apart
Nevada Fall vs Ribbon 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
Nevada FallNevada 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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California
Ribbon FallRibbon Fall is a waterfall in Mariposa County, California. It drops roughly 1,612 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.
See the full page →| Spec | Nevada Fall | Ribbon Fall |
|---|---|---|
| State | California | California |
| Height | 594 ft | 1,612 ft |
| Type | — | — |
| Watercourse | Merced River | — |
| Park | Yosemite National Park | Yosemite National Park |
| County | Mariposa | Mariposa |
| Elevation | 1815 m | 2157 m |
| Nearest city | Yosemite Valley (3 mi) | Yosemite Valley (4 mi) |
| Dogs allowed | No | No |
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.
About Ribbon Fall
Ribbon Fall, located in Yosemite National Park in California, flows off a cliff on the west side of El Capitan and is the longest single-drop waterfall in North America. The fall is fed by melting winter snow and the peak amount of water flow is during the months of May to June; while therefore dry for much of the year, the fall is a spectacular 1,612 feet in the spring. In exceptional years, an ice cone develops at its base during the winter months similar to that which usually forms beneath Upper Yosemite Fall. This deposit can reach a depth of 200 feet, versus 322 feet for the greatest depth of the ice cone beneath the Upper Fall and Lower Fall.
Where they are
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