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Black Star Canyon Falls

Black Star Canyon Falls, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates33.79816, -117.65592

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
Parks
  • 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
Museums
Gardens
Attractions
  • 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
Nature reserves: 46
Springs: 32
Picnic sites: 30
  • 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
Beaches: 15
Waterfalls: 11
Cliffs: 7
  • Norco Bluffs: 10.4 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 11.0 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 11.5 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 12.6 mi
  • Coyote Bluff: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Natural arches: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakSE 131°1,734 m9.2 mi
Modjeska PeakSE 130°1,675 m8.4 mi
Trabuco PeakESE 122°1,401 m12.3 mi
Los Pinos PeakSE 131°1,373 m14.0 mi
Horsethief PeakSE 124°1,315 m13.7 mi
Pleasants PeakE 92°1,211 m2.8 mi
Bald PeakESE 113°1,197 m7.5 mi
Bedford PeakESE 116°1,161 m5.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:3019:03
June solstice05:4119:2820:05
September equinox06:3918:1618:49
December solstice06:5216:0816:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F595961646771757675716458
Precip in2.73.51.70.90.30.00.10.00.10.60.82.3

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs396447400264189151121105101126151243

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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3319965182

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