Bonita Falls
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.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q37393, joined on its GNIS feature id.
What the record says
- Height
- 30 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Keenbrook Lime Kiln: 2.8 mi
- Blue Cut: 3.6 mi
- Nealeys Corner: 4.7 mi
- Mormon Road: 5.5 mi
- Rosena Ranch: 5.6 mi
- 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
- 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
- Ronald Reagan Mural on Berlin wall: 8.3 mi
- On Point: 8.3 mi
- The Wedge: 9.4 mi
- Jesus Saves: 9.5 mi
- Fontana Citrus Association: 10.0 mi
- Sam Maloof House: 7.9 mi
- Mt. Baldy Museum & Dorothy Wisely History Center: 8.8 mi
- Fontana Historical Society - Research Library: 9.8 mi
- Fontana Historical Society - Historical Room: 9.8 mi
- Fontan Historical Society: 10.1 mi
- 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
- 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
- Applewhite Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
- Shelter B: 8.0 mi
- Shelter B: 8.0 mi
- Cleghorn Day Use: 9.9 mi
- Chamise: 10.9 mi
- North Etiwanda Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Silverwood Lake State Recreation Area: 11.0 mi
- Southridge Village Open Space Reserve: 13.3 mi
- Claremont Hills Wilderness Park: 13.6 mi
- Southridge Village Open Space Reserve: 13.6 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Mt. Baldy Wayside Picnic Site: 8.2 mi
- High Desert Truck Stop: 21.9 mi
- Politana: 15.4 mi
- La Placita: 17.1 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount San Antonio | WNW 297° | 3,068 m | 9.1 mi |
| West Baldy | WNW 295° | 3,044 m | 9.4 mi |
| Pine Mountain | NW 306° | 2,942 m | 9.8 mi |
| Dawson Peak | NW 304° | 2,917 m | 9.1 mi |
| Mount Harwood | WNW 298° | 2,907 m | 8.3 mi |
| Telegraph Peak | WNW 292° | 2,713 m | 5.8 mi |
| Cucamonga Peak | W 264° | 2,695 m | 4.6 mi |
| Etiwanda Peak | W 268° | 2,640 m | 3.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:29 | 20:06 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:15 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 06:53 | 16:06 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 36 | 42 | 46 | 54 | 61 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 51 | 42 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.9 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 4.1 |
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 28.9 | 41.0 | 48.4 | 29.1 | 20.4 | 14.7 | 11.5 | 8.4 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 7.6 | 13.0 |
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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11386146346
Day trips start here
- Fontana · 9 mi
- Rancho Cucamonga · 9 mi
- Rialto · 12 mi
- Upland · 12 mi
- Ontario · 14 mi
- San Bernardino · 14 mi
Take the scenic way to Bonita Falls.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.