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)

Today
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Snow level 7800 feet rising to 9900 feet in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 55. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Snow level 9800 feet lowering to 8700 feet after midnight . Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 61. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 60. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 55. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Snow level 8100 feet. Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain. Snow level 8300 feet lowering to 7700 feet after midnight . Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
A slight chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.