Staircase Falls

Staircase Falls
Staircase Falls
Location	Yosemite Valley, Yosemite NP, CA, US
Coordinates	37°44′07″N 119°34′30″W / 37.73528°N 119.57500°WCoordinates: 37°44′07″N 119°34′30″W / 37.73528°N 119.57500°W
Type	Tiered
Total height	1,300 ft (400 m)
World height ranking	228[citation needed]

Staircase Falls is a series of waterfalls located on Gossamer Creek in Yosemite National Park, California. The falls descend a total of 1,300 feet (400 m)^[1]^[2] into Yosemite Valley over a series of steps. Staircase Falls is relatively ephemeral and is usually dry by the end of June. The falls are located immediately behind Camp Curry on cliffs below Glacier Point.

References[]

^ "Geographic Sketch of the Yosemite Region and the Sierra Nevada". USGS. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
^ "Staircase Falls". World Waterfall Database. Retrieved 2008-07-28.

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[1] "Geographic Sketch of the Yosemite Region and the Sierra Nevada". USGS. Retrieved 2008-07-28.

[2] "Staircase Falls". World Waterfall Database. Retrieved 2008-07-28.

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