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
Snow showers. The snow could be heavy at times. Some thunder is also possible. High near 34. Wind chill values as low as 17. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 8 to 12 inches possible.
Tonight
Snow showers before 8pm, then snow, mainly after 8pm. The snow could be heavy at times. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 18. Wind chill values as low as 10. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 6 to 10 inches possible.
Tuesday
Snow, mainly after 11am. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 27. Wind chill values as low as 13. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 6 to 10 inches possible.
Tuesday Night
Snow, mainly before 11pm. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 17. Wind chill values as low as 10. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of snow after 11am. Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 32. West wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. West wind around 5 mph becoming east in the evening.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of snow after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. East wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the evening.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 41. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the morning.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 26. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 45. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 49. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.