Black Star Canyon Falls
Black Star Canyon Falls is a waterfall in California, at a modelled elevation of 552 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the southeast, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Horsetrough Spring, a spring 1.4 miles away.
What the record says
- Height
- 50 Foot
What to expect
- Seasonal
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Hagador Peak: 1.9 mi
- Pleasants Peak: 2.8 mi
- Sierra Peak: 3.6 mi
- Irvine Mesa: 3.9 mi
- Bedford Peak: 5.0 mi
- KSRT-AM (Orange): 2.3 mi
- Hangmans Tree: 5.1 mi
- Corona Heritage Park: 5.6 mi
- Vázquez Promenade: 6.3 mi
- Ayaz Yusuf Memorial: 6.4 mi
- Irvine Lake Park: 4.1 mi
- Extension of Mountain Gate Park: 5.0 mi
- Border Park: 5.0 mi
- Westport Park: 5.0 mi
- Sierra Bella Park: 5.0 mi
- Corona Model Railroad Society: 5.5 mi
- Corona Heritage Museum: 5.6 mi
- Museum Barn Exhibit: 5.6 mi
- Ramon Peralta Adobe and Museum: 7.8 mi
- Tustin Historical Society: 10.4 mi
- Castle Peak and Thunder Railroad: 6.1 mi
- Tom's Mining Company: 9.9 mi
- Tractor Driving: 9.9 mi
- Shooting Gallery: 9.9 mi
- Train Ride: 9.9 mi
- 200 Years of Freedom 1776-1976: 6.2 mi
- Sally Ride: 6.3 mi
- Frederick Douglass: 6.3 mi
- Lorenzo A. Ramirez: 6.3 mi
- Santiago Canyon College Foundation: 6.4 mi
- Botanical Wedding Garden: 5.6 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 6.3 mi
- Bamboo Garden: 6.3 mi
- East Anaheim Community Garden: 6.7 mi
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Prayer Garden: 7.3 mi
- Coal Canyon Ecological Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Oak Canyon Nature Center: 6.3 mi
- Deer Canyon Park Preserve: 6.5 mi
- Peters Canyon Regional Park: 6.7 mi
- Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park: 7.8 mi
- Horsetrough Spring: 1.4 mi
- Mustang Spring: 3.2 mi
- Ladd Canyon Spring: 4.1 mi
- Dripping Springs: 4.7 mi
- Shrewsburg Spring: 5.7 mi
- Coyote Corner Group Area: 5.1 mi
- Deer Den Group Area: 5.4 mi
- Squirrel Square Group Area: 5.5 mi
- Falcon Flats Group Area: 5.9 mi
- Goat Shed Point: 6.5 mi
- North Star Beach: 18.2 mi
- Newport Dunes: 18.6 mi
- China Cove Beach: 18.9 mi
- Edgewater: 19.5 mi
- Balboa Beach: 19.7 mi
- Harding Canyon Falls: 6.5 mi
- Historic Dam: 6.8 mi
- Holly Jim Falls: 10.8 mi
- Bear Claw Fall: 15.2 mi
- Schweitzer Falls: 15.2 mi
- Rancho Temescal: 9.7 mi
- Terra Cotta: 17.4 mi
- Willard: 18.5 mi
- La Placita: 23.3 mi
- Pinacate: 24.4 mi
- Norco Bluffs: 10.4 mi
- Coyote Bluff: 23.0 mi
- Rock Climbing: 23.9 mi
- Three Arches: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Black Star Canyon Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago Peak | SE 131° | 1,734 m | 9.2 mi |
| Modjeska Peak | SE 130° | 1,675 m | 8.4 mi |
| Trabuco Peak | ESE 122° | 1,401 m | 12.3 mi |
| Los Pinos Peak | SE 131° | 1,373 m | 14.0 mi |
| Horsethief Peak | SE 124° | 1,315 m | 13.7 mi |
| Pleasants Peak | E 92° | 1,211 m | 2.8 mi |
| Bald Peak | ESE 113° | 1,197 m | 7.5 mi |
| Bedford Peak | ESE 116° | 1,161 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:28 | 20:05 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:16 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 06:52 | 16:08 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 59 | 59 | 61 | 64 | 67 | 71 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 71 | 64 | 58 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Irvine RCH, 7 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–Apr — fullest in Feb, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 396 | 447 | 400 | 264 | 189 | 151 | 121 | 105 | 101 | 126 | 151 | 243 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Santa Ana R BL Prado Dam CA, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/3319965182
Day trips start here
- Corona · 7 mi
- Anaheim Hills · 8 mi
- Inland Cities · 8 mi
- Orange · 10 mi
- Tustin · 10 mi
- Irvine · 11 mi
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