The mountainside of Yosemite National Park will appear to catch fire later this month as the viral firefall ignites in one of California's most popular tourist destinations. Photographers from around ...

A visitor pulls into parking specifically designated for Firefall viewing in Yosemite Valley Friday, Feb 9, 2024 in Yosemite ...

Up until 1968, the remains of campfires would be pushed over the edge of Glacier Point in Yosemite on a nightly basis, creating a stream of embers that eventually became known as "the Firefall." ...

The firefall occurs when the setting sun shines ... a large fire would be set ablaze near the pinnacle of Glacier Point later in the day. After sunset, when the fire was reduced to a bed of ...

Tourists refer to the natural phenomenon as the “firefall,” although park officials reserve that term for the days when people used to push bonfires off Glacier Point. According to Yosemite ...