YOSEMITE FALLS, Yosemite National Park. Yosemite Valley presents a water spectacle unequaled anywhere. Among the many high and beautiful falls is the Yosemite. The Upper Yosemite Fall drops 1,430 feet in one sheer fall, equal in height to approximately 9 Niagaras. The Lower Fall has a drop of another 320 feet. Counting the series of cascades between the two, the total drop from the crest of the Upper to the base of the Lower Fall is 2,425 feet. (Photograph by Ralph H. Anderson.)