Yosemite National Park – On Monday, June 12, 2017 a large rockfall on the Parkline Slab cliff tumbled down and blocked Highway 140 about 1 mile east of the Yosemite National Park boundary on Highway 140
It is estimated that the slab measured 50 x 80 x 15 feet and weighed roughly 4,000 tons. It broke into pieces during its descent and fanned out about 1000 feet and continued into the Merced River. Approximately 1/3 of the debris landed on the road and covered roughly 150 feet of El Portal Road under 15 to 20 feet of rock debris.
Lucky that no one was driving on the road when this occurred!
According to Yosemite NPS’s Instagram post, the road should reopen on Sunday, June 18 at 6am.
El Portal Road in Yosemite National Park Remains Closed.
Hwy 140 closed at Parkline at least through the weekend. https://t.co/Q23hKpmg4H pic.twitter.com/UvhGiRrEqy— Yosemite National Pk (@YosemiteNPS) June 13, 2017
