Sentinel Fall is a waterfall on Sentinel Creek in Mariposa County, California, in the Sierra Nevada region, with a total height of about 1,920 feet. It lies about 1.5 miles southwest of Yosemite Valley and roughly 56.8 miles northeast of Merced as the crow flies.
At 1,920 feet it is among the ten tallest of the 286 California waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 3rd. The tallest single drop is 500 feet. It falls in 9 drops.
The Sierra Nevada is a long granite range with glacially carved canyons, alpine meadows and forests of ponderosa and Jeffrey pine, incense cedar and giant sequoia. Snowmelt-fed rivers pour over polished granite steps and cliffs, especially in spring and early summer.
There are 55 recorded waterfalls in Mariposa County. Fissure Falls, a 400-foot ephemeral waterfall, is under a mile away. Staircase Falls, a 1,300-foot tiered horsetail waterfall, is about 1.2 miles away. Illilouette Fall, a 381-foot veiling plunge waterfall, is about 1.9 miles away.
Sentinel Fall is located at 37.7229° N, 119.5936° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The creek name is confirmed against the federal Geographic Names Information System. The exact position has not yet been verified on aerial imagery, so treat the map pin as approximate. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.