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Cross-state icon comparison · 675 mi apart

Sentinel Fall vs Upper Yellowstone 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.

Sentinel Fall, a waterfall in California

California

Sentinel Fall

Sentinel Fall is a waterfall in Mariposa County, California. It drops roughly 1,936 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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Upper Yellowstone Falls, a waterfall in Wyoming

Wyoming

Upper Yellowstone Falls

Upper Yellowstone Falls is a waterfall in Park County, Wyoming. It drops roughly 108 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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SpecSentinel FallUpper Yellowstone Falls
StateCaliforniaWyoming
Height1,936 ft108 ft
Typetiered
WatercourseYellowstone Falls consist of two major waterfalls on the Yellowstone River
ParkYosemite National ParkYellowstone National Park
CountyMariposaPark
Elevation1982 m2296 m
Nearest cityYosemite Valley (2 mi)Mammoth (20 mi)
Dogs allowedNoNo

About Sentinel Fall

Sentinel Falls is a long series of cascades descending into Yosemite Valley, in the U.S. state of California, alongside Sentinel Rock. It is a tiered waterfall consisting of 6 major drops totaling 1,920 feet (590 m), the longest single drop being 500 feet (150 m). It ranks on many lists as the twelfth-highest waterfall in the world, although in truth it is roughly the sixtieth-tallest, as most weaker waterfalls do not make it into such lists. Despite its immense height it has a relatively low drainage and is usually dry by July.

About Upper Yellowstone Falls

Yellowstone Falls consist of two major waterfalls on the Yellowstone River, within Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States. As the Yellowstone river flows north from Yellowstone Lake, it leaves the Hayden Valley and plunges first over Upper Falls of the Yellowstone River and then one-quarter mile (400 m) downstream over Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River, at which point it then enters the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, which is up to 1,000 feet (300 m) deep.

Where they are

Dashed line shows the straight-line distance (675 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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