Royal Arch Cascade
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Royal Arch Cascade is a waterfall
located on the north wall of Yosemite Valley
and the Yosemite National Park
, USA, within walking distance from the Ahwahnee Hotel
. The falls are 1250 feet (381 m) high and are usually dry by June. The waterfall gets its name from its location immediately adjacent to the Royal Arches
, which are a series of concentric semicircular setbacks in the cliff face directly opposite Glacier Point
.
Waterfall
A waterfall is a place where flowing water rapidly drops in elevation as it flows over a steep region or a cliff.-Formation:Waterfalls are commonly formed when a river is young. At these times the channel is often narrow and deep. When the river courses over resistant bedrock, erosion happens...
located on the north wall of Yosemite Valley
Yosemite Valley
Yosemite Valley is a glacial valley in Yosemite National Park in the western Sierra Nevada mountains of California, carved out by the Merced River. The valley is about long and up to a mile deep, surrounded by high granite summits such as Half Dome and El Capitan, and densely forested with pines...
and the Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park is a United States National Park spanning eastern portions of Tuolumne, Mariposa and Madera counties in east central California, United States. The park covers an area of and reaches across the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountain chain...
, USA, within walking distance from the Ahwahnee Hotel
Ahwahnee Hotel
The Ahwahnee Hotel is a destination hotel in Yosemite National Park, California, on the floor of Yosemite Valley, constructed from stone, concrete, wood and glass, which opened in 1927...
. The falls are 1250 feet (381 m) high and are usually dry by June. The waterfall gets its name from its location immediately adjacent to the Royal Arches
Royal Arches (Yosemite)
The Royal Arches refers to a cliff containing natural occurring exfoliation granite arches located below North Dome in California's Yosemite Valley . The arches are located on the north side of the valley, northeast of the Ahwahnee Hotel. Adjacent to the Royal Arches is the Royal Arch Cascade.The...
, which are a series of concentric semicircular setbacks in the cliff face directly opposite Glacier Point
Glacier Point
thumb|right|upright|Glacier Point, as seen from [[Yosemite Valley]]. In springtime, this cliff face is covered with dozens of freshets and tiny waterfalls from the snowmelt, the largest being [[Staircase Falls]]....
.