Sentinel Fall

{{Short description|Waterfall in Yosemite National Park, California, US}}

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{{Infobox waterfall

| name = Sentinel Falls

| photo = Sentinel Rock and Falls 1936.jpg

| photo_caption =

| location = Yosemite Valley, Yosemite NP, CA, US

| 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, in the U.S. state of California, alongside Sentinel Rock. It is a tiered waterfall consisting of 6 major drops totaling {{convert|1920|ft}}, the longest single drop being {{convert|500|ft}}.{{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}} 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.