Sentinel Falls | |
Location: | Yosemite Valley, Yosemite NP, CA, US |
Type: | Tiered |
Height: | 1920feet |
Height Longest: | 500feet |
Number Drops: | 6 |
World Rank: | 60 |
Coords: | 37.7278°N -119.5967°W |
Sentinel Falls is a long series of cascades descending into Yosemite Valley, in the U.S. state of California, alongside Sentinel Rock. It is a tiered waterfall consisting of 6 major drops totaling, the longest single drop being .[1] It ranks on many lists as the twelfth-highest waterfall in the world, although in truth it is roughly the sixtieth-tallest, as most weaker waterfalls do not make it into such lists. Despite its immense height it has a relatively low drainage and is usually dry by July.