What is Yosemite Falls?
[[Image:Odocoileus hemionus californicus and Yosemite Falls.jpg|thumb|right|200px]] '''Yosemite Falls''' is a [[waterfall]] in [[Yosemite National Park]], in [[California]]. It is the tallest measured waterfall in the [[United States]]. It is about {{convert|2425|ft|m}} tall, with three drops of: *{{convert|1430|ft|m}} plunge *{{convert|670|ft|m}} cascade *{{convert|320|ft|m}} plunge It is a popular visitor attraction in the park. Yosemite Falls flows in the spring, but may stop flowing by [[summer]] and [[Autumn|fall]], depending on how much rain falls in the area. The Falls are located in an area of the park called Yosemite Valley, a huge valley that is famous for its beauty and its unusual box shape. The falls is the 7th tallest in the world. Though some books and websites list Colonial Creek Falls as being higher, this waterfall has not been accurately measured and it does not have a plunge like Yosemite Falls does. It is probably the second most famous waterfall in America, after [[Niagara Falls]] in New York. [[Category:Waterfalls]] [[Category:Landforms of California]] [[Category:Mariposa County, California]]