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Bonita Falls

Bonita Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Bonita Falls is a waterfall in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,038 m. Mount San Antonio stands 3,068 m to the west-northwest, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is San Sevaine, a peak 1.2 miles away.

The story

Bonita Falls are a set of waterfalls in the San Bernardino National Forest, formed by unnamed tributary to South Fork Lytle Creek, that is said to be 370 or 400 feet (113 or 122 meters) in height, but possibly up to 495 feet high because of two undocumented drops in the canyon above. It is the second tallest in the national forest, being surpassed only by 500-foot (150 m) Big Falls. These two waterfalls are reputably the tallest in southern California.

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Wikidata Q37393, joined on its GNIS feature id.

What the record says

Height
30 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.23023, -117.50480

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • San Sevaine: 1.2 mi
  • Buck Point: 2.4 mi
  • Ruddell Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Texas Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Etiwanda Peak: 3.9 mi
Historic sites
Parks
  • Joe Elliot Tree Memorial: 2.8 mi
  • Lost Lake Day Use Area: 3.6 mi
  • Panorama Park: 4.1 mi
  • Rosena Place Park: 5.0 mi
  • Hunter's Ridge Park: 5.0 mi
Gardens
  • Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts: 7.9 mi
  • Guasti Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Rose Garden: 14.1 mi
  • Conifer Country: 14.3 mi
  • Bay Laurels: 14.3 mi
Artworks
Museums: 53
Attractions: 49
  • Route 66: 5.3 mi
  • Primer Mcdonal's: 13.8 mi
  • Bridge to Nowhere: 14.3 mi
  • Tongva Village: 14.4 mi
  • Galleano Winery: 15.4 mi
Springs: 38
  • Dustin Spring: 1.5 mi
  • Grapevine Spring: 2.5 mi
  • Convict Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Columbine Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Sugarpine Spring: 7.4 mi
Picnic sites: 35
Nature reserves: 31
Waterfalls: 10
  • Etiwanda Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Middleman Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Canyon Falls: 6.5 mi
  • San Antonio Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Wolfskill Falls: 14.5 mi
Beaches: 8
  • Hamiltair Cove Beach: 17.5 mi
  • Hamiltair community Beach: 17.8 mi
  • Burnt Mill Beach: 17.8 mi
  • Arrowhead Resort Beach: 17.9 mi
  • Lake Arrowhead Village Beach: 18.1 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • shooting gallery: 17.3 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 19.3 mi
  • Rock Climbing: 19.9 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 20.0 mi
  • Rock Climbing: 20.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Mt. Baldy Wayside Picnic Site: 8.2 mi
  • High Desert Truck Stop: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Bonita Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount San AntonioWNW 297°3,068 m9.1 mi
West BaldyWNW 295°3,044 m9.4 mi
Pine MountainNW 306°2,942 m9.8 mi
Dawson PeakNW 304°2,917 m9.1 mi
Mount HarwoodWNW 298°2,907 m8.3 mi
Telegraph PeakWNW 292°2,713 m5.8 mi
Cucamonga PeakW 264°2,695 m4.6 mi
Etiwanda PeakW 268°2,640 m3.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2919:02
June solstice05:3919:2920:06
September equinox06:3918:1518:48
December solstice06:5316:0616:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373642465461686761514236
Precip in4.44.91.90.80.80.11.10.30.41.21.14.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wrightwood, 12 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jan–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs28.941.048.429.120.414.711.58.46.25.27.613.0

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Lytle C NR Fontana CA, 3 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/11386146346

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