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2008 LeConte Gully rock fall

A close perspective of source area on cliff, circled in yellow.

Arock fall was clearly heard in Curry and Yosemite Villages, and the subsequent investigation at sunrise revealed dust and rock debris on the snow in lower LeConte Gully, below the junction with the Ledge Trail. The rock fall originated from the cliff forming the west wall of LeConte Gully, slid down a short bedrock chute, and then free-fell over 100 m into LeConte Gully with some debris then sliding on snow down the gully.

UTM East: 272536; UTM North: 4179419; Elevation: 1959

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Yosemite National Park, Code: YOSE

Glacier Point
Latitude: 37.7338163749308, Longitude: -119.58126086

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

Rock Fall Database GroupID for YOSE : 2008022801
Rock Fall Database ID for YOSE : 2008022801-1

Yosemite Rock Falls Collection

20080101

02/28/2008

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

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