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Chagoopa Falls

Chagoopa Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Chagoopa Falls is a waterfall in California, at a modelled elevation of 2,408 m. Mount Whitney stands 4,420 m to the northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Kern Hot Spring, a hot spring 0.8 miles away.

The story

waterfall in the Sierra Nevada of California

Wikidata Q120196814, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Height
366 m
Elevation
2134 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.46925, -118.41505

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 24
Historic sites: 19
Waterfalls: 16
Gardens: 11
  • Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 22.6 mi
  • Kado's Garden: 22.8 mi
  • Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 22.8 mi
  • Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 22.9 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 22.9 mi
Natural arches: 10
  • Natural Arch: 7.9 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 7.9 mi
  • Whitney Portal Arch: 17.1 mi
  • Palette Arch: 18.4 mi
  • Gunga Din Arch: 18.5 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Window Cliffs: 5.7 mi
  • Valhalla: 11.9 mi
  • Ebersbacher Ledges: 12.1 mi
  • Southern Blonde Rock: 18.4 mi
  • Tootsie Pop Tower: 18.5 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
  • Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 20.1 mi
  • Pinewood Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
  • Old Mountain Home Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
  • Sunset Point Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
Museums: 4
Parks: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Miss Alabama: 19.7 mi
  • Paiute Mural: 22.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Chagoopa Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WhitneyNE 42°4,419.6 m10.2 mi
Keeler NeedleNE 43°4,361.2 m10.0 mi
Crooks PeakNE 43°4,341.7 m10.0 mi
Lewis PeakNE 44°4,306.7 m10.0 mi
Aiguille ExtraNE 44°4,289 m9.9 mi
Mount MuirNE 46°4,274.5 m9.5 mi
Aiguille du PaquoirNE 44°4,270 m9.8 mi
Mount LeConteENE 61°4,245.9 m10.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:06
June solstice05:3719:3720:16
September equinox06:4218:1818:52
December solstice07:0316:0216:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283034384654616055453527
Precip in8.77.96.43.22.00.70.60.10.72.33.66.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lodgepole, 20 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/888301283

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