California
Pywiack Cascade
74 mi from Fresno · ~2.1 hr drive
591ft tall
≈ 180 m
≈ 180 m
Pywiack Cascade is a named waterfall in California — a major waterfall standing 591 feet tall, about 74 miles from Fresno, CA. Full visit details below.
- State
- California
- Nearest city
- Fresno, CA · 74 mi · ~2.1 hr drive
- Height
- 591 ft (180 m)
- Elevation
- 7,267 ft (2215 m)
- Coordinates
- 37.7873°, -119.4887°
From Wikipedia: The Pywiack Cascade is a waterfall in Yosemite National Park within the U.S. state of California. It is located a few miles downstream from the outlet of Tenaya Lake on Tenaya Creek at the head of the steep and rugged granite gorge, Tenaya Canyon. The waterfall can be viewed from Glacier Point, or by a 6-mile (9.7 km) hike from Olmsted Point, but the canyon is dangerous and the waterfall is unsafe to be reached on foot. The waterfall is highly seasonal. It typically rages in the spring and early summer while shrinking to a trickle by late summer to mid-autumn. Excerpt from the Wikipedia article on Pywiack Cascade, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Visiting Pywiack Cascade
The exact location is at 37.7873°, -119.4887° — 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 — 74 miles away (~2.1 hr drive).
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Sources
Location and tag data for Pywiack Cascade 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.