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2017 LeConte Gully rock fall

Light colored path from rock impacts extend from the rock fall source area down the rock face.

A rock fall near the Curry Village Residential Area and LeConte Memorial Lodge. The rock fall was loud and created a dust cloud. The source area and runout path were clearly visible on the cliff east of LeConte Gully. The rock fall consisted of a relatively thin, triangular shaped exfoliation sheet forming the bottom of a small overhang. The flake detached and slid down the lower-angle cliff below before impacting at the base of the cliff. Rock debris was confined to the talus and did not threaten any structures.

UTM East: 272634; UTM North: 4179758; Elevation: 1490

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Yosemite National Park, Code: YOSE

Glacier Point
Latitude: 37.7368931202725, Longitude: -119.58025579

LeConte Gully
Yosemite National Park, California
Latitude: 37.8399200439453, Longitude: -119.540397644043

Rock Fall Database GroupID for YOSE : 2017082701
Rock Fall Database ID for YOSE : 2017082701-2

Yosemite Rock Falls Collection

20170828

08/27/2017

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

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