Bridalveil Fall
Bridalveil Fall is a waterfall in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,352 m. Mount Hoffmann stands 3,308 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Cathedral Rock, a peak 0.2 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 6.6 miles off.
The story
Bridalveil Fall is one of the most prominent waterfalls in the Yosemite Valley in California. The waterfall is 188 metres (617 ft) in height and flows year round.
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Wikidata Q2360422, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 188 m
- Elevation
- 1352 m
How to reach it
- 6.6 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint for Giant Sequoias · 9 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 11 mi
- Lembert Dome · 20 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lower Cathedral Rock: 0.2 mi
- Leaning Tower: 0.3 mi
- Middle Cathedral Rock: 0.5 mi
- Higher Cathedral Rock: 0.6 mi
- Higher Cathedral Spire: 0.8 mi
- Ribbon Fall: 1.3 mi
- Horsetail Fall: 1.4 mi
- Silver Strand Falls: 1.5 mi
- Sentinel Fall: 2.8 mi
- Lower Yosemite Fall: 3.6 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 3.9 mi
- Indian Village: 3.9 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 3.9 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 4.0 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 4.0 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 1.2 mi
- Valley View Parking: 1.2 mi
- Indian Arch: 6.6 mi
- Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose Number 15: 8.2 mi
- Hetch Hetchy Railroad Number 6: 8.2 mi
- Moss Spring: 0.7 mi
- Black Spring: 0.8 mi
- Fern Spring: 1.0 mi
- Iron Spring: 5.4 mi
- Barrel Spring: 8.1 mi
- Rockslides: 1.0 mi
- Fireplace Bluffs: 2.3 mi
- Profile Cliff: 2.4 mi
- The Fissures: 2.4 mi
- Glacier Point: 4.1 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 1.3 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
- Summit Meadow: 3.0 mi
- Red Bud Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
- John Muir: 3.6 mi
- World Heritage Site: 3.9 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 4.3 mi
- Women's Club Building: 4.4 mi
- Mt Buckingham School (historic): 17.3 mi
- El Portal Park: 8.2 mi
- Midpines Park: 19.9 mi
- Ahwahnee Hills Regional Park: 23.7 mi
- Mariposa Art Park: 23.7 mi
- Mariposa Park: 23.8 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 10.2 mi
- Nelder Grove Historical Area: 20.2 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 22.0 mi
- Cat Town: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Bridalveil Fall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Hoffmann | NE 40° | 3,308 m | 11.7 mi |
| Clouds Rest | ENE 68° | 3,028 m | 9.3 mi |
| Buena Vista Peak | SE 140° | 2,956 m | 11.0 mi |
| The Pinnacles | ENE 69° | 2,885 m | 8.9 mi |
| Mount Starr King | E 98° | 2,767 m | 7.1 mi |
| Half Dome | ENE 72° | 2,694 m | 6.5 mi |
| Indian Rock | NE 49° | 2,592 m | 6.9 mi |
| Mount Watkins | ENE 57° | 2,590 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:45 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:23 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:03 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 45 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 7.0 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yosemite Park HQ, 4 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jul — fullest in May, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 213 | 264 | 454 | 1,181 | 2,353 | 1,893 | 638 | 146 | 61.5 | 67.5 | 119 | 179 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Merced R A Pohono Bridge NR Yosemite CA, 1 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Inside the official boundary of Yosemite National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Aug.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/2169177764
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 4 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 5 mi
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