Alder Creek Falls
Alder Creek Falls is a waterfall in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,739 m. Moraine Mountain stands 2,979 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Chilnualna Fall, a waterfall 3.0 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 13 miles off.
How to reach it
- 12.9 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint for Giant Sequoias · 15 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 18 mi
- Lembert Dome · 26 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wawona Dome: 3.5 mi
- Tempo Dome: 4.2 mi
- Iron Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Chowchilla Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Mount Savage: 5.7 mi
- Chilnualna Fall: 3.0 mi
- Chilnualna Creek Cascades: 3.2 mi
- Lower Chilnualna Falls: 3.2 mi
- Chinquapin Falls: 7.5 mi
- Silver Strand Falls: 7.9 mi
- Yosemite History Center: 3.6 mi
- Mariposa Grove Museum: 6.3 mi
- Hetch Hetchy Railroad Museum: 8.9 mi
- Thornberry Museum: 9.5 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 11.1 mi
- Summit Meadow: 5.7 mi
- Gold Rush BBQ: 8.3 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
- Red Bud Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
- Mariposa Welcome Plaza: 6.0 mi
- Grizzly Giant: 6.9 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 8.6 mi
- Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose Number 15: 9.0 mi
- Hetch Hetchy Railroad Number 6: 9.0 mi
- Barrel Spring: 6.9 mi
- Moss Spring: 8.6 mi
- Fern Spring: 8.6 mi
- Black Spring: 8.9 mi
- Cold Spring: 9.4 mi
- The Fissures: 9.0 mi
- Profile Cliff: 9.0 mi
- Rockslides: 9.2 mi
- Fireplace Bluffs: 9.7 mi
- Panorama Cliff: 10.5 mi
- El Portal Park: 9.0 mi
- Midpines Park: 14.8 mi
- Ahwahnee Hills Regional Park: 15.0 mi
- Wassama Roundhouse State Historic Park: 15.3 mi
- Oakhurst Community Park: 18.0 mi
- Mt Buckingham School (historic): 10.9 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 11.2 mi
- Women's Club Building: 11.2 mi
- World Heritage Site: 11.6 mi
- September 11, 2001 Memorial: 18.2 mi
- Agua Fria: 21.0 mi
- Mount Ophir: 22.8 mi
- Cat Town: 23.8 mi
- Nelder Grove Historical Area: 11.9 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 18.3 mi
- Oakhurst Mural: 18.1 mi
- Arch Rock: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Alder Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moraine Mountain | E 90° | 2,979 m | 11.2 mi |
| Mount Bruce | E 87° | 2,964 m | 9.1 mi |
| Buena Vista Peak | E 88° | 2,956 m | 7.8 mi |
| Mount Starr King | NE 45° | 2,767 m | 11.0 mi |
| Mount Raymond | SE 133° | 2,650 m | 8.4 mi |
| White Chief Mountain | SE 136° | 2,637 m | 9.9 mi |
| Ostrander Rocks | NNE 28° | 2,482 m | 7.8 mi |
| Sentinel Dome | NNE 25° | 2,475 m | 10.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:45 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:23 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:03 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 36 | 39 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 65 | 65 | 60 | 51 | 42 | 35 |
| Precip in | 7.6 | 6.7 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SO Entrance Yosemite NP, 6 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jul — fullest in May, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 213 | 264 | 454 | 1,181 | 2,353 | 1,893 | 638 | 146 | 61.5 | 67.5 | 119 | 179 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Merced R A Pohono Bridge NR Yosemite CA, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Inside the official boundary of Yosemite National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Aug.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/9202793916
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 11 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 12 mi
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