Vernal Fall

E2808

natural feature waterfall

Vernal Fall is a prominent and picturesque waterfall on the Merced River in Yosemite National Park, renowned for its powerful flow and popular hiking access via the Mist Trail.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	natural feature → waterfall →
accessedBy	John Muir Trail → Mist Trail →
downstreamFrom	Emerald Pool → Merced River above Vernal Fall →
dropType	plunge waterfall →
elevationAtTop	about 1,500 m above sea level → about 4,900 ft above sea level →
hasHazardSignage	yes →
hasNameMeaning	relating to spring →
hasNumberOfDrops	1 →
hasSeasonalVariation	yes →
hasSpray	mist that often creates rainbows →
hasTrailDistanceToFootbridge	about 1.5 miles round trip from Happy Isles →
hasTrailDistanceToTop	about 3 miles round trip from Happy Isles →
hasViewpoint	Mist Trail viewpoints → Vernal Fall Footbridge → top of Vernal Fall →
height	about 317 ft → about 96 m →
inCountry	United States →
locatedIn	California → Mariposa County, California → Sierra Nevada → United States → Yosemite National Park →
locatedInProtectedArea	Yosemite National Park →
locatedOnTrail	Mist Trail →
managedBy	National Park Service →
minimumFlowSeason	late summer →
nameLanguage	English →
near	Yosemite Valley →
partOf	Merced River system →
peakFlowSeason	late spring →
photoSubject	iconic Yosemite waterfall →
popularFor	day hiking → photography → sightseeing →
requiresPermitForOvernightBackpackingNearby	yes →
safetyRisk	drowning hazard → slippery rocks → strong currents →
touristAttraction	yes →
upstreamFrom	Nevada Fall →
visibleFrom	Mist Trail →
watercourse	Merced River →
withinValley	Merced River canyon →

Referenced by (19)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Liberty Cap → Little Yosemite Valley → Nevada Fall Footbridge →	near
Emerald Pool → Nevada Fall →	hasNearbyFeature
Emerald Pool →	between
Yosemite National Park →	contains
Mist Trail and John Muir Trail to Sub Dome →	feature
Mist Trail →	hasEndpoint
Yosemite Valley →	hasWaterfall
Silver Apron →	locatedDownstreamOf
Vernal Fall Footbridge →	offersViewOf
Glacier Point →	overlooks
Merced River →	passesFeature
Panorama Trail →	passesNear
Vernal Fall Footbridge →	trailContinuesTo
Happy Isles →	trailheadFor
Nevada Fall →	upstreamFrom
Mist Trail →	viewOf