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Cooper Canyon Falls

Cooper Canyon Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Cooper Canyon Falls is a waterfall in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,725 m. Mount Baden-Powell stands 2,860 m to the east, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Rattlesnake Spring, a spring 0.9 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 20 miles off.

The story

valley in Los Angeles County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49789611, matched on coordinates and name (139 m apart).

What the record says

Height
8 m
Width
0.5 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.36114, -117.90228

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • A: 14.2 mi
  • Eagle: 17.3 mi
  • Unincorporated Mural: 18.5 mi
  • Five Minimalist Poems: 18.6 mi
  • William G. Kerckhoff 1856-1929: 19.6 mi
Gardens
Historic sites: 52
Springs: 42
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 0.9 mi
  • Buckhorn Spring: 1.4 mi
  • Moss Spring: 1.5 mi
  • Winston Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Reed Spring: 3.1 mi
Attractions: 38
Waterfalls: 25
  • Dorr Canyon Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Sturtevant Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Fish Canyon Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Hermit Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Wolfskill Falls: 15.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 16.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Mt. Baldy Wayside Picnic Site: 16.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Cooper Canyon Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Baden-PowellE 91°2,860 m7.9 mi
Throop PeakE 97°2,779 m5.9 mi
Mount BurnhamE 91°2,740 m6.9 mi
Mount HawkinsESE 104°2,677 m5.7 mi
Middle HawkinsESE 110°2,593 m5.3 mi
Mount LewisE 82°2,546 m5.5 mi
Mount IslipESE 107°2,518 m3.7 mi
Mount WilliamsonENE 75°2,504 m2.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3119:04
June solstice05:4119:3120:08
September equinox06:4018:1718:50
December solstice06:5516:0816:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495156606877838377675547
Precip in1.21.61.00.30.30.00.10.10.20.30.41.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pearblossom, 10 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jan–Jun — fullest in Mar, leanest in Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs20.429.434.830.326.617.710.57.66.05.16.911.1

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Big Rock C NR Valyermo CA, 6 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/934689936

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