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Cascade Falls

Cascade Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Cascade Falls is a waterfall in California, at a recorded elevation of 2,547 m. Cleaver Peak stands 3,617 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Forsyth Peak, a peak 3.4 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 24 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
2,547 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.20367, -119.55859

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 17
Springs: 16
Historic sites: 7
  • Hunewill Upper Sawmill: 12.5 mi
  • Little Bodie Monument: 20.6 mi
  • Clinton: 23.9 mi
  • Nugent Cabin: 23.9 mi
  • Avalanche of 1911: 24.0 mi
Parks: 5
  • Bridgeport: 10.7 mi
  • Bridgeport Training Range: 13.2 mi
  • Douglas Picnic Ground: 14.8 mi
  • Walker Community Park: 21.8 mi
  • Mountain Gate Park: 21.9 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Benson Lake Beach: 12.8 mi
  • Beach 2: 23.5 mi
  • Pinecrest Dog Beach: 23.5 mi
  • Beach 1: 23.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Columns of the Giants: 16.2 mi
  • Travertine Hot Spring: 19.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Museums: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Fales Hot Spring: 13.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Cascade Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cleaver PeakSE3,617 m11.2 mi
Blacksmith PeakSE3,616 m11.0 mi
Eagle PeakESE3,603 m8.3 mi
The Three TeethSE3,595 m11.6 mi
Tower PeakS3,582 m4.1 mi
Hunewill PeakESE3,562 m7.0 mi
Victoria PeakESE3,561 m7.7 mi
The SawbladeSE3,560 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:10
June solstice05:3619:4620:26
September equinox06:4718:2218:57
December solstice07:1216:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936424958646256453628
Precip in2.01.50.90.60.70.40.50.40.20.70.81.5

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7106516394

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