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The spectacle of the Yosemite Firefall has evolved into a natural spectacle observed annually. Unlike the original man-made Firefall event, the modern-day phenomenon is a captivating interplay of nature's elements that occurs every February, replicating the appearance of a fiery waterfall without the use of actual fire in Horsetail Fall ...
The Horsetail Waterfall falls over the eastern ridge of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. It typically flows only in the winter months.
This evening spectacle, which lasts around 10 minutes in good viewing conditions, is commonly referred to as the "firefall". [5] The firefall phenomenon requires sufficient snowfall, a warm enough temperature to melt the snow so that there is enough water to create the fall, a clear sky, and the right angle for the sunlight to illuminate the fall.
Two weather factors need to come together perfectly for the firefall to ignite. First, storms need to deliver rain and mountain snow to the Yosemite area leading up to Feb. 21 to feed Horsetail Fall.
The peak of the firefall is around Feb. 21, but the evenings leading up to and immediately after the peak date can also offer enchanting views of the viral sensation.
An aurora is a natural phenomenon. A natural phenomenon is an observable event which is not man-made. Examples include: sunrise, weather, fog, thunder, tornadoes; biological processes, decomposition, germination; physical processes, wave propagation, erosion; tidal flow, and natural disasters such as electromagnetic pulses, volcanic eruptions ...
The phenomenon is referred to as the "firefall." (Liao Pan / Getty Images) For a rare, if not lucky, few days a year, Yosemite National Park’s famed El Capitan granite cliff converts into what ...
Firefall, a phenomenon at Horsetail Fall (Yosemite) when the evening sun lights up the fall at a specific time of year Firefalls, a pre-Christian event, a flaming ball launch, part of the medieval festival Krakelingen and Tonnekensbrand , still celebrated in Geraardsbergen, Belgium