The Yosemite Firefall is a stunning natural phenomenon that occurs when the setting sun illuminates Horsetail ... to reach the fall. The sun’s angle is just right, creating the glowing illusion.

An curved arrow pointing right. Every February, Horsetail Falls, which cascade down the famous El Capitan cliff in Yosemite National Park, become a fiery orange, illuminated by the setting sun.

Hundreds of people flock to the eastern ridge of the El Capitan in Yosemite National Park to see Horsetail Fall aglow. Firefall happens at Horsetail Fall in February each year. Photo taken Feb ...

February is one of the busiest times of the year at Yosemite National Park thanks to “firefall,” a natural phenomenon that causes a glowing ribbon of water to look like molten lava cascading down El ...