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Blue Canyon Falls

Blue Canyon Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Blue Canyon Falls is a waterfall in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,556 m. Mount Hansen stands 3,955 m to the north-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Tehipite Dome, a peak 1.9 miles away.

The story

waterfall in the Sierra Nevada of California

Wikidata Q123321839, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1556 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.93168, -118.74989

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 16
Attractions: 16
Springs: 13
Picnic sites: 12
  • Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
  • Helms Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
  • Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
  • Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 16.9 mi
  • Columbine Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
Historic sites: 10
  • Blue Canyon Cabin: 3.2 mi
  • Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 8.4 mi
  • Shorty's Williams Meadow Cabin: 13.5 mi
  • Shorty's Gardiner Basin Cabin: 15.6 mi
  • Shorty's Bubbs Creek Cabin: 16.0 mi
Cliffs: 6
Parks: 3
Beaches: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Blue Canyon Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HansenNNE 18°3,955 m10.3 mi
ScyllaNNE 18°3,940 m10.8 mi
Wheel MountainNE 40°3,883 m10.4 mi
The Three SirensNNE 19°3,854 m10.9 mi
Mount ReinsteinN 4°3,841.8 m10.2 mi
Finger PeakN 9°3,779.7 m6.9 mi
Dougherty PeakE 94°3,733 m11.2 mi
Mount WoodworthNE 48°3,724 m9.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:3719:4020:18
September equinox06:4418:1918:53
December solstice07:0516:0216:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363638414958666560514235
Precip in8.07.37.83.61.40.50.30.20.32.43.36.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grant Grove, 18 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Kings Canyon National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/2389665858

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