California · Documented attraction
Illilouette Fall
69 mi from Fresno · ~2.0 hr drive
361ft tall
≈ 110 m
≈ 110 m
Illilouette Fall is a named waterfall in California — a substantial cascade dropping 361 feet, about 69 miles from Fresno, CA. Full visit details below.
- State
- California
- Nearest city
- Fresno, CA · 69 mi · ~2.0 hr drive
- Height
- 361 ft (110 m)
- Coordinates
- 37.7139°, -119.5614°
- Listed as
- Tourist attraction (OpenStreetMap)
From Wikipedia: Illilouette Fall is a 381-foot (116 m) waterfall on the Illilouette Creek tributary of the Merced River in Yosemite National Park. It is located in a small canyon that cuts into the south wall of Yosemite Valley directly across from Vernal Fall. The origin and meaning of the waterfall's name has been lost to time. Excerpt from the Wikipedia article on Illilouette Fall, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Visiting Illilouette Fall
The exact location is at 37.7139°, -119.5614° — open in Google Maps for driving directions from your location.
Before you go: check current conditions with the appropriate land manager — state parks department, U.S. Forest Service ranger district, or National Park Service unit. Trail access, parking, water levels, and seasonal closures all vary. Several waterfalls in our database are seasonal and may run dry between mid-summer and the next rainy season.
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Stay nearby
Driving in? The nearest documented metro is Fresno, CA — 69 miles away (~2.0 hr drive).
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Other waterfalls within 30 miles
Vernal Fall
1 miles from Illilouette Fall · 318 ft
Silver Apron
1 miles from Illilouette Fall
Staircase Falls
2 miles from Illilouette Fall · 1,017 ft
Nevada Fall
2 miles from Illilouette Fall · 594 ft
Sentinel Fall
2 miles from Illilouette Fall · 1,936 ft
Royal Arch Cascade
3 miles from Illilouette Fall · 1,247 ft
Sources
Location and tag data for Illilouette Fall comes from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL license) ; the Wikipedia article linked above provides additional history. We do not modify the underlying data — this page presents what's already publicly recorded. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page or contact us.