Spectacular views await from these falls, ricocheting 594ft as part of the "Giant Staircase" leading the Merced River down into Yosemite Valley. Most people take the Mist Trail (you pass Vernal Fall on the way); the John Muir Trail also gets you to the top.
Nevada Fall
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