Staircase Falls

Staircase Falls

Infobox Waterfall
name = Staircase Falls


caption =
location = Yosemite Valley, Yosemite NP, CA, US
type = Tiered
height = convert|1300|ft|m|abbr=on
height_longest =
number_drops =
average_flow =
world_rank = 228Fact|date=July 2008
coordinates = coord|37|44|07|N|119|34|30|W|region:US_type:landmark|display=inline,title

Staircase Falls is a series of waterfalls located on Gossamer Creek in Yosemite National Park, California. The falls descend a total of convert|1300|ft|m [cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/geology/publications/pp/160/sec1e.htm|title=Geographic Sketch of the Yosemite Region and the Sierra Nevada|accessdate=2008-07-28|publisher=USGS] [cite web|url=http://www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com/waterfall.php?num=79|title=Staircase Falls|publisher=World Waterfall Database|accessdate=2008-07-28] into Yosemite Valley over a series of steps. Staircase Falls is relatively ephemeral and only flows after rainfall. It is usually dry by May. The falls are located immediately behind Camp Curry on cliffs below Glacier Point.

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