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Black Rock Falls

Black Rock Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Black Rock Falls is a waterfall in California, at a recorded elevation of 438 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the northwest, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Basin Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
438.48 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.08219, -121.80084
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Gardens: 60
  • Roses of Yesterday: 4.3 mi
  • Bamboo Giant Nursery: 7.2 mi
  • Ksitigarbha Garden: 8.8 mi
  • Tiger Lily Garden: 8.9 mi
  • Morgan Hill Community Garden: 9.6 mi
Historic sites
Parks
  • Aldridge Lane Park: 6.6 mi
  • Valencia Hall Park: 6.9 mi
  • Oak del Park: 7.5 mi
  • Bert Scott Estate Park: 7.6 mi
  • Scott Park: 7.8 mi
Museums
Picnic sites: 59
  • Black Oak Group Area: 0.4 mi
  • Cottle Rest Site: 5.7 mi
  • Fish Camp Rest Site: 5.9 mi
  • Redwood: 6.9 mi
  • Hilltop: 7.1 mi
Attractions
  • Epicenter Loma Prieta Earthquake: 5.9 mi
  • White deer pen: 7.1 mi
  • Amphitheater: 7.1 mi
  • Miller House: 7.2 mi
  • Giant Twins: 8.1 mi
Artworks: 54
Nature reserves
Beaches: 40
Springs: 39
Waterfalls: 17
  • Basin Falls: 0.2 mi
  • Upper Falls: 0.2 mi
  • Granuja Falls: 0.3 mi
  • Triple Falls: 0.4 mi
  • Lower Falls: 0.5 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Cliffs: 9
  • Capitola Bluffs: 11.0 mi
  • Anthony's Bluff: 14.5 mi
  • Chrystal Cliff: 14.8 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 15.3 mi
  • Lyme Disease Rock: 18.9 mi
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 13.9 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 15.4 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 16.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Black Rock Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaNW1,154 m3.1 mi
Crystal PeakNW1,097 m2.9 mi
Mount UmunhumNW1,063 m7.6 mi
Mount ThayerNW1,061 m8.6 mi
Mount ChualNW1,046 m3.1 mi
El SombrosoNW917 m9.0 mi
Nesbit RidgeENE851 m15.3 mi
Ralph's MountainWNW828 m8.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:19
June solstice05:4819:5220:31
September equinox06:5618:3119:06
December solstice07:1816:1416:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515254565861636364615550
Precip in4.64.04.31.20.90.20.00.00.10.92.14.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Watsonville Muni AP, 10 mi away.

Streamflow

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jan–Apr — fullest in Feb, leanest in Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs21.828.424.414.85.22.92.31.71.51.56.08.0

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Aptos C NR Aptos CA, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2218889009

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