Nevada Falls - California Waterfalls; Yosemite Natl. Park, Yosemite Village-hike/trail/map/directions

If you continue up past Vernal Falls another mile, you will reach the top of spectacular Nevada Falls. It is a difficult hike to the top, but it is well worth the effort. There are many rocky steps to climb up to the top. These two waterfalls still have lots of water flow even in the summer, unlike others in the park. Come back down the John Muir Trail from the top of Nevada for a little change of scenery, instead of going back down the Mist Trail.

The official height of Nevada Falls is 594 ft. by the National Park Service. However, if you look at USGS Topo map and Google Earth, it seems closer to 450 ft., so it is possible that the NPS official height is incorrect. I have not been able to measure it myself because I was not able to get a good reading due to too much mist.

2 Miles S Yosemite CA (Elev. 7730 ft)

Overnight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Calm wind.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Snow level 7700 feet rising to 8900 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Snow level 8500 feet lowering to 7700 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Friday
A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 11am. Some thunder is also possible. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday Night
A 10 percent chance of snow showers before 11pm. Some thunder is also possible. Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northeast in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 46. North northwest wind around 10 mph becoming west in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 51. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 55. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. West wind around 10 mph becoming northeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.