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Bassi Falls

Bassi Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Bassi Falls is a waterfall in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,637 m. Pyramid Peak stands 3,043 m to the east-southeast, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Sun Rock, a peak 2.4 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 21 miles off.

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Bassi Falls is a waterfall in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, to the west of Lake Tahoe in El Dorado County, California. The falls are part of the El Dorado National Forest and are at the end of a 1.2 miles (1.9 km) hiking trail with an approximately 200 feet (61 m) elevation gain. Bassi Falls are 109 feet (33 m) high, with granite rocks creating the various drops. The area immediately surrounding the falls features multiple swimming holes. To reach the falls, visitors must use an unpaved road named Ice House Road to reach a parking area near Union Valley Reservoir; it is recommended to use a 4WD vehicle.

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Wikidata Q4868133, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

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Coordinates38.89217, -120.33122

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Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 35
  • Fallen Leaf Recreation Center: 14.1 mi
  • Bullion Bend Historic Marker: 15.2 mi
  • Pollock Pines Recreation Park: 15.8 mi
  • Kailua Park: 16.0 mi
  • Tahoe Paradise Park: 16.6 mi
Springs: 17
Historic sites: 14
Cliffs: 13
Nature reserves: 12
Waterfalls: 9
  • Horsetail Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Upper Eagle Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Lower Eagle Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Eagle Falls: 12.6 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Cleveland Corral: 9.2 mi
  • Bridal Veil Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
  • Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
  • Meeks Bay Beach: 15.0 mi
  • French Meadows Day Use Site: 16.9 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Balancing Rock: 13.8 mi
  • Rubicon Point Light: 14.6 mi
  • Tallac Historic Site: 15.7 mi
  • Five Lakes Trailhead: 20.6 mi
  • Round Hill Pines Beach Resort: 21.4 mi
Beaches: 8
Museums: 6
Artworks: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 15.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Bassi Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pyramid PeakESE 109°3,042.818 m9.9 mi
Dicks PeakE 87°3,042 m9.7 mi
Mount PriceESE 103°3,040 m8.6 mi
AgassizESE 105°3,038 m9.0 mi
Jacks PeakE 91°3,002 m9.5 mi
Mount TallacE 86°2,967 m12.5 mi
Janine's PeakE 85°2,919.679 m10.8 mi
Little PyramidE 94°2,876.398 m7.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:14
June solstice05:3719:5120:31
September equinox06:5018:2519:00
December solstice07:1716:0116:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384144495765727166544337
Precip in9.68.88.84.93.20.90.00.10.52.95.39.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pacific House, 13 mi away.

Streamflow

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs31.134.937.572.915112041.227.127.939.935.329.6

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge SF Silver C NR Ice House CA, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7157906108

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