"El Capitan Falls"
The ephemeral "El Capitan Falls" is noticed mostly by rock climbers at Camp 4 or by hikers on the Yosemite Falls Trail. This waterfall marginally counts as a legitimate waterfall due to its short season, but it's on par with some of the other named waterfalls in the park (e.g. Widow's Tears, Staircase Falls, and Horsetail Falls). This waterfall may even influence trail conditions on the way to the top of Yosemite Falls (see photo below). It's in this circumstance that the flow might be big enough to even be photographable from Camp 4 (see directions below). [Back to top]  A rare time when record snowpack (we were here in Spring of 2005 after getting most of Seattle's rain) made this waterfall go over the Yosemite Falls Trail creating a potentially tricky obstacle like this one.View World of Waterfalls in a larger map TRIP REPORTSFor more information about our experiences with this waterfall, check out the following travel stories.GUIDEBOOKS / OTHER RESOURCESNEARBY WATERFALLSHave You Been To This Waterfall?
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