Bunnell Cascade
Bunnell Cascade is a waterfall in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,928 m. Red Peak stands 3,567 m to the south-southeast, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Bunnell Point, a peak 0.5 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 4.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1928 m
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- View on Tenaya Lake · 5 mi
- Lembert Dome · 12 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 14 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bunnell Point: 0.5 mi
- Sugarloaf Dome: 0.6 mi
- Moraine Dome: 1.1 mi
- The Pinnacles: 1.7 mi
- Clouds Rest: 1.8 mi
- Cascade Fall: 0.8 mi
- Pywiack Cascade: 3.1 mi
- Three Chute Falls: 3.4 mi
- Nevada Fall: 3.7 mi
- Snow Creek Falls: 3.8 mi
- Indian Arch: 5.0 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 11.0 mi
- Valley View Parking: 11.0 mi
- Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose Number 15: 17.9 mi
- Hetch Hetchy Railroad Number 6: 17.9 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 0.6 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 1.8 mi
- Diving Board: 3.8 mi
- Panorama Cliff: 5.0 mi
- Glacier Point: 5.7 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 5.0 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 6.0 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 6.3 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 6.4 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 6.4 mi
- Women's Club Building: 5.4 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 5.5 mi
- World Heritage Site: 6.4 mi
- John Muir: 6.7 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 10.8 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
- Summit Meadow: 11.1 mi
- Red Bud Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
- Iron Spring: 4.5 mi
- Moss Spring: 10.5 mi
- Black Spring: 10.5 mi
- Soda Springs: 10.8 mi
- Fern Spring: 10.8 mi
- El Portal Park: 17.9 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 21.4 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 24.2 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 7.6 mi
- Nelder Grove Historical Area: 22.8 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 19.2 mi
- June Lake Beach: 22.3 mi
- Bennettville: 17.5 mi
- Arch Rock: 23.4 mi
- free natural hot pool: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Bunnell Cascade. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Peak | SSE 152° | 3,566.6 m | 7.2 mi |
| Gray Peak | SSE 150° | 3,525.5 m | 5.7 mi |
| Mount Clark | SE 146° | 3,512 m | 4.1 mi |
| Vogelsang Peak | ENE 72° | 3,488 m | 7.0 mi |
| Choo-Choo Mountain | NE 56° | 3,451.97 m | 7.0 mi |
| Echo Peak #0 | NNE 31° | 3,367 m | 7.1 mi |
| Echo Peak #3 | NNE 31° | 3,343 m | 7.1 mi |
| Echo Peak #1 | NNE 31° | 3,330 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:45 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:02 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 45 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 7.0 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yosemite Park HQ, 7 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jul — fullest in May, leanest in Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 95.9 | 116 | 210 | 574 | 1,274 | 1,203 | 468 | 108 | 40.7 | 38.9 | 61.1 | 81.7 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Merced R A Happy Isles Bridge NR Yosemite CA, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Inside the official boundary of Yosemite National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Aug.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/2389657942
Day trips start here
- Yosemite National Park · 4 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 6 mi
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