Horsetail Fall at Sunset, Yosemite National Park, California

Horsetail Fall, an ephemeral waterfall that plunges from the top of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, California, is reddened by the setting sun. The waterfall, which flows only for a few weeks each year in late winter and early spring, drops a total of 2,130 feet (650 meters). Horsetail Fall is best known for its dramatic "fire fall" effect, which if the weather and water supply conditions are just right, occurs each year in late February when the setting sun directly lights up the waterfall.

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Horsetail Fall, an ephemeral waterfall that plunges from the top of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, California, is reddened by the setting sun. The waterfall, which flows only for a few weeks each year in late winter and early spring, drops a total of 2,130 feet (650 meters). Horsetail Fall is best known for its dramatic "fire fall" effect, which if the weather and water supply conditions are just right, occurs each year in late February when the setting sun directly lights up the waterfall.