# Sentinel Fall

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{{Short description|Waterfall in Yosemite National Park, California, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2026}}
{{ref improve|date=November 2012}}
{{Infobox waterfall
| name = Sentinel Falls
| photo = Sentinel Rock and Falls 1936.jpg
| photo_caption = 
| location = [Yosemite Valley](/source/Yosemite_Valley), [Yosemite NP](/source/Yosemite_National_Park), [CA](/source/California), [US](/source/United_States)
| type = Tiered
| height = {{convert|1920|ft|abbr=on}}
| height_longest = {{convert|500|ft|abbr=on}}
| number_drops = 6
| average_flow = 
| world_rank = 60
| coords = {{coord|37|43|40|N|119|35|48|W|region:US_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
}}

'''Sentinel Falls''' is a long series of cascades descending into [Yosemite Valley](/source/Yosemite_Valley), in the [U.S. state](/source/U.S._state) of [California](/source/California), alongside [Sentinel Rock](/source/Sentinel_Rock)<!-- , at {{coord|37|43|40|N|119|35|48|W|region:US}} -->. It is a tiered waterfall consisting of 6 major drops totaling {{convert|1920|ft}}, the longest single drop being {{convert|500|ft}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://world-waterfalls.com/waterfall.php?num=26|title=Sentinel Fall|publisher=World Waterfall Database|accessdate=2008-07-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105144325/http://world-waterfalls.com/waterfall.php?num=26|archive-date=2010-01-05 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It ranks on many lists as the twelfth-highest waterfall in the world,{{Citation needed|date=January 2009}} although in truth it is roughly the sixtieth-tallest, as most weaker waterfalls do not make it into such lists. Despite its immense height it has a relatively low drainage and is usually dry by July.

==See also==
* [List of waterfalls](/source/List_of_waterfalls)
* [List of waterfalls in Yosemite National Park](/source/List_of_waterfalls_in_Yosemite_National_Park)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{GNIS|253839}}

{{YosemiteWaterfalls}}

Category:Waterfalls of Yosemite National Park
Category:Waterfalls of Mariposa County, California
Category:Tiered waterfalls

{{Yosemite-stub}}

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