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Yosemite National Park: Vernal Fall
Vernal Fall, Yosemite National Park, east-central California.
Vernal Fall
waterfall, Yosemite National Park, California, United States
Vernal Fall, fall that bridges the Merced River about 4 miles (6 km) above its confluence with Tenaya Creek in Yosemite National Park, east-central California, U.S. It is one of the park’s smaller falls (317 feet [97 metres]) and may be seen from Mist Trail, southeast of Grizzly Peak (6,222 feet [1,896 metres]).
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