Cross-state icon comparison · 685 mi apart

Royal Arch Cascade vs Tower 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

Royal Arch Cascade

Royal Arch Cascade is a waterfall in Mariposa County, California. It drops roughly 1,247 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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Wyoming

Tower Fall

Tower Fall is a waterfall in Park County, Wyoming. It drops roughly 131 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	Royal Arch Cascade	Tower Fall
State	California	Wyoming
Height	1,247 ft	131 ft
Type	—	—
Watercourse	—	Tower Creek
Park	Yosemite National Park	Yellowstone National Park
County	Mariposa	Park
Elevation	1378 m	1943 m
Nearest city	Yosemite Valley (1 mi)	Mammoth (16 mi)
Dogs allowed	No	No

About Royal Arch Cascade

Royal Arch Cascade is a waterfall located on the north wall of Yosemite Valley and the Yosemite National Park, United States, within walking distance from the Ahwahnee Hotel. The falls are 1,250 feet (380 m) high and are usually dry by June. The waterfall gets its name from its location immediately adjacent to the Royal Arches, which are a series of concentric semicircular setbacks in the cliff face directly opposite Glacier Point. The waterfall lacks a plunge pool and its flow is relatively gentle, making the base of the falls a popular photo spot.

About Tower Fall

Tower Fall is a waterfall on Tower Creek in the northeastern region of Yellowstone National Park, in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Approximately 1,000 yards (910 m) upstream from the creek's confluence with the Yellowstone River, the fall plunges 132 feet (40 m). Its name comes from the rock pinnacles at the top of the fall. Tower Creek and Tower Fall are located approximately three miles south of Roosevelt Junction on the Tower-Canyon road.

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