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
Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Calm wind.
Thursday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 47. Light and variable wind becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of rain showers before 10pm, then a slight chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 35. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Wind chill values as low as 28. West 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 29. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 47. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the morning.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 52. Northeast 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 east in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 55. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the morning.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 40. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 58. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.