An inverted American flag, which was displayed at Yosemite National Park in February 2025, is a historic symbol of dire distress.

A photograph accurately shows a U.S. "distress" flag hung upside down from the side of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park by a group of employees.

An upside-down American flag hangs from El Capitan near ... public — we are shining a spotlight on them by putting a distress flag on El Capitan in view of Firefall. Think of it as your public ...

Flying a flag upside down is traditionally a sign of "dire distress," the United States Flag Code states. The symbol of protest was done by park staffers, media outlets report. The practice dates ...

A group of National Park Service demonstrators unfurled an upside-down American flag ... of park rangers. The flag hung upside down — a long-standing signal of distress or protest — for ...

The U.S. Flag Code states that the American flag should never be upside down "except as a signal of dire distress in instance of extreme danger to life or property." Once a signal of distress for ...

Flying the American flag upside down is often done during times of distress or unrest. An American flag was hung upside down over El Capitan in Yosemite National Park over the weekend to protest ...

A flag displayed upside down is intended to be a signal of "dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property," according to The American Legion's Flag Code. Get Los Angeles's ...