Tueeulala Falls
Tueeulala Falls is a waterfall in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,552 m. Forsyth Peak stands 3,408 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Wapama Falls, a waterfall 0.5 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 9.6 miles off.
The story
Tueeulala Falls is located on the north side of Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park. At roughly 880 feet it is the smaller of two large waterfalls that spill into Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, the other being Wapama Falls. It is, however, the larger of the two in terms of greatest free-fall distance, as Wapama is split into two falls. Tueeulala Fall drops free for 600 feet, hits a ledge, then slides steeply down 280 feet further. The hike to the top of the falls is off trail but fairly brush free and straightforward. The waterfall is highly seasonal and is one of the most irregular waterfalls in the park. This is due to it being located on a seasonal distributary of Falls Creek, the primary channel of which flows over Wapama Falls, that only flows during spring snowmelt when water from the creek rises sufficiently high. This can turn Tueeulala Falls into one of the most powerful waterfalls in the park during certain times, however it can also lose flow faster than any other waterfall in Yosemite.
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Wikidata Q38232, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 279 m
- Elevation
- 1,552 m
How to reach it
- 9.6 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint for Giant Sequoias · 14 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 19 mi
- Lembert Dome · 24 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kolana Rock: 1.1 mi
- Hetch Hetchy Dome: 1.1 mi
- Smith Peak: 3.3 mi
- LeConte Point: 3.8 mi
- Mount Gibson: 4.5 mi
- Wapama Falls: 0.5 mi
- Rancheria Falls: 3.5 mi
- Preston Falls: 8.1 mi
- Jawbone Falls: 11.3 mi
- Carlon Falls: 11.8 mi
- Shingle Spring: 6.9 mi
- Sachse Spring: 9.1 mi
- Box Spring: 13.5 mi
- Rackerby Jack Spring: 14.4 mi
- Pilot Peak Spring: 16.0 mi
- Fireplace Bluffs: 16.8 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 17.5 mi
- Rockslides: 17.6 mi
- East Flange Rock: 19.2 mi
- Glacier Point: 19.4 mi
- Nature Museum: 7.2 mi
- Interpretive Center: 7.2 mi
- Indian Village: 17.9 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 18.0 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 18.0 mi
- Carlon Day Use Area: 11.4 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
- Red Bud Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 14.1 mi
- Beach 2: 19.6 mi
- Beach 1: 19.8 mi
- Pinecrest Dog Beach: 19.9 mi
- Lake Lodge Beach: 24.1 mi
- Tunnel Tree: 13.6 mi
- Merced Grove: 15.3 mi
- Indian Arch: 17.6 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 18.1 mi
- Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose Number 15: 20.0 mi
- World Heritage Site: 18.0 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 19.2 mi
- Women's Club Building: 19.2 mi
- Strawberry: 20.7 mi
- Miner’s Camp: 21.0 mi
- El Portal Park: 20.0 mi
- Greeley Hill County Park: 23.2 mi
- Red Cloud: 24.4 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 15.2 mi
- Scoutmaster Grotto: 19.7 mi
- Dedication Garden: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Tueeulala Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forsyth Peak | NE 38° | 3,408 m | 17.0 mi |
| Wells Peak | NE 50° | 3,389 m | 17.2 mi |
| Craig Peak | NE 45° | 3,379 m | 16.3 mi |
| Snow Peak | NE 46° | 3,336 m | 15.2 mi |
| Tuolumne Peak | ESE 111° | 3,309 m | 16.9 mi |
| Mount Hoffmann | ESE 119° | 3,308 m | 16.4 mi |
| Pettit Peak | E 84° | 3,277 m | 16.0 mi |
| Price Peak | ENE 62° | 3,251 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:46 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 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 | 40 | 43 | 46 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hetch Hetchy, under a mile away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Jul — fullest in Jun, leanest in Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 122 | 107 | 129 | 291 | 1,303 | 1,726 | 755 | 148 | 79.4 | 53.3 | 60.5 | 73.9 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Tuolumne R NR Hetch Hetchy CA, 2 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/2389340047
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 20 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 20 mi
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