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2014 LeConte Gully rock fall

Rock fall source area, circled in yellow, on the side of a larger rock fall scar.

A rock fall from the west wall of LeConte Gully below Glacier Point, producing rock fall sounds lasting approximately 15 seconds. A block about 13 meters tall, 10 meters wide, and up to 3 m thick, fell from the right side of an existing rock fall scar.

UTM East: 272341; UTM North: 4179786; Elevation: 1651

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Yosemite National Park, Code: YOSE

Glacier Point
Latitude: 272341, Longitude: 4179786

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

Rock Fall Database GroupID for YOSE : 2014020805
Rock Fall Database ID for YOSE : 2014020805-1

Yosemite Rock Falls Collection

20140208

02/08/2014

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

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