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Corlieu Falls

Corlieu Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Corlieu Falls is a waterfall in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,115 m. Gale Peak stands 3,258 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Rock Falls, a waterfall 1.4 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 25 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1115 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.41680, -119.62451

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 35
Parks: 17
Springs: 15
  • Cold Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Arnold Spring: 14.8 mi
  • Specimen Springs: 15.4 mi
  • Big Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Rogers Spring: 17.4 mi
Picnic sites: 13
Cliffs: 12
Attractions: 10
Nature reserves: 4
Artworks: 1
  • Oakhurst Mural: 6.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Arch Rock: 19.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Corlieu Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gale PeakNE 51°3,258 m16.7 mi
Sing PeakNE 54°3,201 m16.1 mi
Madera PeakENE 59°3,197 m16.1 mi
RedtopNE 54°3,039 m15.1 mi
Moraine MountainNE 38°2,979 m15.2 mi
Mount BruceNNE 30°2,964 m14.3 mi
Buena Vista PeakNNE 26°2,956 m13.6 mi
Iron MountainENE 59°2,794 m8.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:11
June solstice05:3919:4420:23
September equinox06:4718:2318:57
December solstice07:1016:0416:45

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, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/901188600

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