Three Chute Falls
Three Chute Falls (also known as Hidden Falls or Tenaya Creek Falls[1]) is a waterfall on Tenaya Creek in Yosemite National Park, in the U.S. state of California.
The waterfall is located in lower Tenaya Canyon, around a half mile upstream from Mirror Lake.[2] The name is from the three distinct "chutes" that the creek splits into upon flowing onto a slab of granite atop the falls, after which it plunges about 80 feet (24 m) into a congregation of boulders.
Access
[edit]The falls are easily reached by proceeding upstream along the Mirror Lake Trail. They are relatively obscure, and the trail requires some scrambling.
Further upstream is the much larger, 600-foot (180 m) Pywiack Cascade of Tenaya Creek.
References
[edit]- ^ "Hike to Hidden Falls (aka Tenaya Creek Falls)". www.theoutbound.com. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
- ^ "Three Chutes Falls". World of Waterfalls. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
- Shaffer, Chris. A Definitive Guide To Waterfalls of Central and Southern California. Shafdog Publications, 2005.
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37°45′32″N 119°32′12″W / 37.75886°N 119.53666°W
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