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Dorr Canyon Falls

Dorr Canyon Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Dorr Canyon Falls is a waterfall in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,718 m. Mount San Antonio stands 3,068 m to the southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Icy Springs, a spring 1.0 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 26 miles off.

Two tier waterfall in Dorr Canyon, that can be reached by hiking up the canyon wash and in the leaf litter once there is a tree canopy (follow the stream). There is a little pool in between the tiers, but it is only accessible by climbing the wet rock.

The record

What the record says

Height
10 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.37927, -117.78909
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Gardens
  • Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts: 18.0 mi
  • Coastal Sage Scrub: 18.5 mi
  • Baja California: 18.5 mi
  • Western Junipers: 18.6 mi
  • Blue Fan Palms: 18.6 mi
Historic sites: 55
Springs: 40
  • Icy Springs: 1.0 mi
  • Lamel Spring: 2.0 mi
  • Lily Spring: 2.6 mi
  • White Fir Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Little Jimmy Spring: 3.3 mi
Nature reserves: 34
  • Theodore Payne Wildlife Sanctuary: 11.2 mi
  • Big Dalton Canyon Wilderness Park: 15.6 mi
  • Claremont Hills Wilderness Park: 16.5 mi
  • Monrovia Open Space: 16.7 mi
  • Alpine Butte Wildlife Sanctuary: 17.0 mi
Picnic sites: 33
Museums: 27
Waterfalls: 25
  • Cooper Canyon Falls: 6.6 mi
  • San Antonio Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Wolfskill Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Canyon Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Fish Canyon Falls: 15.8 mi
Attractions: 21
Artworks: 21
  • A: 16.6 mi
  • William G. Kerckhoff 1856-1929: 17.1 mi
  • Intersections II: 18.8 mi
  • Pomegranate Trees: 19.0 mi
  • Millard Sheets Art Center: 19.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Mt. Baldy Wayside Picnic Site: 12.4 mi
  • High Desert Truck Stop: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Upper Switzer Falls Grotto: 22.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Dorr Canyon Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount San AntonioSE 127°3,068 m10.3 mi
West BaldySE 130°3,044 m10.0 mi
Pine MountainESE 119°2,942 m9.4 mi
Dawson PeakESE 121°2,917 m10.2 mi
Mount HarwoodSE 126°2,907 m11.0 mi
Mount Baden-PowellSE 136°2,860 m2.0 mi
Throop PeakSSW 196°2,779 m2.1 mi
Mount BurnhamSSE 163°2,740 m1.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3019:03
June solstice05:4019:3020:07
September equinox06:4018:1618:49
December solstice06:5416:0716:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373642465461686761514236
Precip in4.44.91.90.80.80.11.10.30.41.21.14.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wrightwood, 9 mi away.

Streamflow

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, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/935557595

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