LeConte Falls
LeConte Falls starts off as mostly a long series of featureless cascades until its main drop. In its main drop, the Tuolumne River slides down a fifty-degree slope with potholes backed by rocks. The result is water thrown up as it tumbles towards the bottom resulting in the illusion of waterwheels. Given the presence of its waterwheels, many people mistake this waterfall for Waterwheel Falls. How do I know this? Well after my Memorial Day backpacking trip in 2004, I got home and downloaded my GPS waypoints onto the digital topo map. You could imagine my disappointment when I found out that we were short of the real Waterwheel Falls by less than a mile (about 2.5 miles or so from Glen Aulin High Sierra Camp)! So, I did what any waterfall nut would do and went back the following week... (click here to read more about my Waterwheel Falls escapades). Tell us about your experience with this waterfall. [Back to top] [Go to previous waterfall: California Falls] [Go to next waterfall: Waterwheel Falls] [Go to the Tuolumne River and the High Country Waterfalls Page] [Go to the Yosemite Page] [Return from LeConte Falls to the World of Waterfalls Home Page]
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Profile view of the main cascade as the trail continues to descend deeper into the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne River
Looking up towards the top of the main tier of the waterfall
More direct view of the falls showing its width
