Tag Archives: Rockfall

A series of rockfalls occurred yesterday afternoon from the Southeast face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. Seven rockfalls occurred over a four-hour time span, with the initial rockfall happening at 1:52 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/additional-information-on-rockfall-in-yosemite-national-park.htm

Another rockfall occurred on the Southeast face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park this afternoon at 3:21 p.m. The rockfall is significantly larger than yesterday’s rockfalls. Geologists are assessing the size and weight of the rockfall and these estimates are forthcoming. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/another-rockfall-in-yosemite-national-park.htm

El Portal Road (Highway 140) inside Yosemite National Park is closed at Parkline and the El Portal Road/Big Oak Flat Road Junction due to a rockfall. Heavy precipitation has caused rocks, dirt and debris, to fall in the roadway approximately 1/4 mile east of the park boundary in El Portal. …

A man killed and a woman seriously injured in a massive rockfall off Yosemite National Park’s El Capitan were identified Thursday as a couple from the United Kingdom. Park spokesman … Click to Continue »

Highway 140 in Yosemite National Park will remain closed at least through the weekend following a massive rock fall, authorities said. About 4,000 tons of rock fell from a cliff … Click to Continue »

A rockfall has forced the closure of Highway 120, also known as Big Oak Flat Road, in Yosemite National Park, officials said Tuesday in a news release. The road is … Click to Continue »

The El Portal Road (Highway 140) into Yosemite National Park is closed due to a rockfall Monday afternoon of several large boulders that prevent vehicles from passing, the Park Service … Click to Continue »

Yosemite National Park road crews have begun clearing debris caused by a rockfall on Thursday morning, January, 7, at 5:45 a.m. that closed the El Portal Road (Highway 140) in Yosemite National Park. The rockfall triggered several large boulders and debris to block access to Yosemite Valley via Highway 140. …