Yosemite Valley Yosemite Valley Yosemite Valley ( ) is a glacial valley in Yosemite National Park in the western Sierra Nevada mountains of Central California. The valley is about 7.5 miles (12 km) long and approximately 3000–3500 feet deep, surrounded by high granite summits such as Half Dome and El Capitan, and densely forested with pines. The valley is drained by the Merced River, and a multitude of streams and waterfalls flow into it, including Tenaya, Illilouette, Yosemite and Bridalveil Creeks. Yosemite Falls is the highest waterfall in North America, and is a big attraction especially in the spring when the water
Sai Yok National Park of the year here is from December to February, while the rainiest time is from May to October. Within the park are remains of a bridge on the Burma Railway and of a camp used by Japanese troops during World War II. In 1978, the Russian roulette scenes of the film "The Deer Hunter" were filmed in the park. On 27 October 1980, Sai Yok became Thailand's 11th national park. The park's major attractions are its waterfalls, including Sai Yok Yai waterfall which flows into the Khwae Noi river. Sai Yok Yai Lek waterfall lies south of Sai Yok Yai