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! colspan="2" style="line-height: 1.2; border-bottom: 1px solid #CEDEFF;"| <div style="border: 1px solid #CEDEFF;">[[Image:Chilnualna_Falls_2006_view.JPG|July 2006]]</div> <center>Chilnualna July 2006</center>

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| name = Chilnualna Falls

! style="width: 120px; text-align:left;"| '''Location:'''

| photo = Chilnualna Falls 2006.JPG

| [[Yosemite National Park]], [[California]], [[United States]]

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| photo_caption = July 2006

| '''[[Waterfall#Types of waterfalls|Type:]]'''

| ___location = [[Yosemite National Park]], [[California]], [[United States]]

| Tiered

| coords = {{coord|37.563426|N|119.618154|W|region:US-CA_type:waterbody|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

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| type = Tiered

| '''Total Height''':

| height = {{convert|695|ft|m|abbr=on}}

| 690 feet (210 m)

| height_longest = {{convert|240|ft|m|abbr=on}}

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| number_drops = 5

| '''Longest Single Drop:'''

| world_rank = 380

| 240 feet (73 m)

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| '''Number of Drops:'''

| 5

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| '''Average Flow Rate:'''

| unknown

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| '''World Height Ranking:'''

| 380

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'''Chilnualna Falls''' is a series of waterfalls totaling 690 feet (210 m), located on Chilnualna Creek in the southern section of [[Yosemite National Park]].

[[Image:ChilnualnaFallsSwimmingHole.jpg|thumb|left|Pool along the course of Upper Chilnualna Falls.]]

The falls are a popular horseback riding destination. Chilnualna Falls consists of five tiers ranging from 30- to 300 feet (9-919–91 m) in height. The first tier is 90-12090–120 feet (27-3627–36 m) high. The second is a 30-foot (9 m) high cascade. thereThe third and largest is 300 feet (91 m) high. The fourth is 60 feet (18 m) high. The final tier is a 180-210180–210 foot (54-6454–64 m) high cascade.

The trailhead to the falls is in the northeastern portion of [[Wawona, California|Wawona]], at the end of the paved portion of Chilnualna Falls Road. The trailhead elevation is approximately 4,000 feet (1,200 m), and the trail reaches the main portion of the waterfall at 6,200 feet (1,900 m).

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==See also==

|* '''[[Waterfall#TypesList of waterfalls|Type:]]'''

* [[List of waterfalls in California]]

==External links==

* {{cite web | yeardate = [[October 10]], [[2002]] | url = http://home.vr-web.de/eugen.winklharrer/waterfalls/california/cal_m309.htm | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20030726082327/http://home.vr-web.de/eugen.winklharrer/waterfalls/california/cal_m309.htm | archivedate = 2003-07-26 | title = Chilnualna Falls | work = California Waterfalls | publisher = Yudschin Internet Publications | accessdate = April 24 | accessyear =, 2006}}

{{Yosemite National Park}}

[[Category:Waterfalls of the United States]]

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[[Category:Yosemite]]

[[Category:Waterfalls of theYosemite UnitedNational StatesPark]]

[[Category:Waterfalls of Mariposa County, California]]

[[Category:YosemiteTiered waterfalls]]