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Camino Falls

Camino Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Camino Falls is a waterfall in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,867 m. Merced Peak stands 3,575 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Shuteye Peak, a peak 3.4 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 27 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1867 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.42038, -119.41833

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 31
Springs: 15
  • Arnold Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Cold Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Little Eden: 23.0 mi
  • Old Pedro: 23.0 mi
  • Reed Pools: 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 13
Museums: 13
Parks: 12
Historic sites: 11
Cliffs: 11
Attractions: 10
Hot springs: 4
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 23.0 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 23.0 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 23.2 mi
  • free natural hot pool: 23.4 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Arch Rock: 8.0 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Oakhurst Mural: 14.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Camino Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Merced PeakN 5°3,575.4 m14.9 mi
Red PeakN 2°3,566.6 m16.1 mi
Triple Divide PeakN 10°3,533 m14.8 mi
Ottoway PeakN 5°3,511.6 m15.4 mi
Post PeakNNE 19°3,354 m15.2 mi
Isberg PeakNNE 18°3,352 m16.7 mi
Gale PeakN 9°3,258 m10.3 mi
Sadler PeakNNE 28°3,223 m17.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3519:10
June solstice05:3819:4420:23
September equinox06:4618:2218:56
December solstice07:0916:0316:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363639435059656560514235
Precip in7.66.75.23.41.90.50.20.10.52.23.35.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SO Entrance Yosemite NP, 13 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Jul — fullest in Jun, leanest in Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs1091141854461,6272,24591176.936.738.127.526.6

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge San Joaquin R AB Shakeflat C NR Big Creek CA, 9 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/908145514

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