Foresta Falls
Foresta Falls is a waterfall in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,234 m. Boundary Hill stands 2,575 m to the northeast, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle Peak, a peak 1.6 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 4.4 miles off.
The story
Waterfall in the Sierra Nevada of California.
Wikidata Q123371353, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,234 m
How to reach it
- 4.4 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint for Giant Sequoias · 6 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 17 mi
- Lembert Dome · 26 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Eagle Peak: 1.6 mi
- Elephant Rock: 2.9 mi
- Turtleback Dome: 3.3 mi
- Devils Dance Floor: 3.5 mi
- Pinoche Peak: 4.1 mi
- Chinquapin Falls: 1.8 mi
- Little Nellie Falls: 2.3 mi
- Wildcat Falls: 3.2 mi
- Upper Cascades: 3.6 mi
- Silver Strand Falls: 5.0 mi
- Hetch Hetchy Railroad Museum: 1.9 mi
- Indian Village: 10.2 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 10.2 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 10.2 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 10.2 mi
- Barrel Spring: 3.2 mi
- Fern Spring: 5.4 mi
- Moss Spring: 5.7 mi
- Black Spring: 5.7 mi
- Pilot Peak Spring: 10.4 mi
- El Portal Park: 1.9 mi
- Midpines Park: 14.4 mi
- Mariposa Art Park: 18.3 mi
- Mariposa Park: 18.4 mi
- Greeley Hill County Park: 19.3 mi
- Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose Number 15: 1.9 mi
- Hetch Hetchy Railroad Number 6: 1.9 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 5.2 mi
- Tunnel Tree: 5.8 mi
- Merced Grove: 5.8 mi
- Fireplace Bluffs: 4.8 mi
- Rockslides: 5.8 mi
- Profile Cliff: 8.6 mi
- The Fissures: 8.7 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 10.4 mi
- Red Bud Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
- Indian Flat Day Use: 5.2 mi
- Summit Meadow: 6.0 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- World Heritage Site: 10.2 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 10.7 mi
- Women's Club Building: 10.8 mi
- Mt Buckingham School (historic): 12.9 mi
- September 11, 2001 Memorial: 18.3 mi
- Cat Town: 18.3 mi
- Agua Fria: 20.2 mi
- Mount Ophir: 20.7 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 15.6 mi
- Nelder Grove Historical Area: 20.5 mi
- Dedication Garden: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Foresta Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boundary Hill | NE 56° | 2,575 m | 8.7 mi |
| Ostrander Rocks | E 91° | 2,482 m | 9.1 mi |
| Sentinel Dome | ENE 78° | 2,475 m | 9.8 mi |
| Tempo Dome | ESE 116° | 2,393 m | 6.6 mi |
| Basket Dome | ENE 67° | 2,315 m | 12.4 mi |
| El Capitan | ENE 67° | 2,307 m | 7.3 mi |
| North Dome | ENE 68° | 2,299 m | 11.8 mi |
| Taft Point | E 81° | 2,286 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:46 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:03 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 36 | 38 | 42 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 67 | 62 | 53 | 43 | 37 |
| Precip in | 6.9 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 7.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yosemite Village 12 W, 6 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jul — fullest in May, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 213 | 264 | 454 | 1,181 | 2,353 | 1,893 | 638 | 146 | 61.5 | 67.5 | 119 | 179 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Merced R A Pohono Bridge NR Yosemite CA, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Inside the official boundary of Yosemite National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Aug.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/2389657947
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 11 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 12 mi
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