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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
2547 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.20367, -119.55859

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 19
Waterfalls: 17
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 PeakSE 128°3,616.8 m11.2 mi
Blacksmith PeakSE 127°3,616.3 m11.0 mi
Eagle PeakESE 101°3,603 m8.3 mi
The Three TeethSE 128°3,595.4 m11.6 mi
Tower PeakS 172°3,581.8 m4.1 mi
Hunewill PeakESE 116°3,562 m7.0 mi
Victoria PeakESE 109°3,561 m7.7 mi
The SawbladeSE 128°3,560 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 5080 °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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