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2016 El Capitan East Ledges rock fall

Impact marks on the trunk of a tree with a broken top.

A rock fall on the East Ledges descent route off of El Capitan resulted in substantial rock debris, damaged vegetation, and loose debris extending down the gully. Several small trees were destroyed and the larger trees stripped of branches.

UTM East: 268706; UTM North: 4179459; Elevation: 1785

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Yosemite National Park, Code: YOSE

El Capitan
Latitude: 37.7332170743436, Longitude: -119.62469489

East Buttress
Yosemite National Park, California
Latitude: 37.8399200439453, Longitude: -119.540397644043

Rock Fall Database GroupID for YOSE : 2016031401
Rock Fall Database ID for YOSE : 2016031401-2

Yosemite Rock Falls Collection

20160406

03/14/2016

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Organization: Yosemite NP
Position: Park Geologist
Address: El Portal, CA 95318
Email: greg_stock@nps.gov

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