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Lehamite Falls

Yosemite National Park, California, USA

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Lehamite Falls is literally the overshadowed next door neighbor to Yosemite Falls.

Its unfortunate position means only the curious and observant waterfall fanatics even notice this tall, slender series of cascading falls deep in the recesses of Indian Canyon.

We’ve noticed that this waterfall doesn’t have longevity so the window in which it’s even worth noticing this guy when it has decent enough flow is very limited.

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Lehamite Falls seen at the right time of day in the early Summer of 2017

That said, I think around late April through May (depends on the snowmelt conditions and the weather) is when to try to take a shot at spotting this waterfall.

Just to give you an idea of how variable the timing can be to see this falls flow, our latest visit and sighting occurred in mid-June 2017, which was a heavy snowpack year.

In addition to the timing for this falls to make an appearance, you also have to time your visit for the early to mid afternoon.

That’s because it may be the only time in the day when Indian Canyon and the surrounding trees don’t cast a shadow on the falls.

Shadows weren’t our friends with this waterfall because it was already hard enough to spot the falls, but the shadows render the falls almost invisible.

When this waterfall does flow, we’ve found that the best spots of view it (albeit from a distance) was from the open terrain of the Cook Meadow area as well as the Southside Drive just west of the Yosemite Chapel (around the site of the Old Yosemite Village at signpost V20).

We were even able to spot the falls from as far west as the Swinging Bridge.

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Lehamite Falls resides in Yosemite National Park. For information or inquiries about the park as well as current conditions, visit the National Park Service website.

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