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Harding Canyon Falls

Harding Canyon Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Harding Canyon Falls is a waterfall in California, at a modelled elevation of 710 m. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the east-southeast, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Laurel Spring, a spring 0.8 miles away.

What the record says

Height
35 Foot

How to reach it

Coordinates33.72507, -117.58558

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Attractions
  • Trabuco Fliers Club: 4.2 mi
  • Tom's Mining Company: 6.5 mi
  • Shooting Gallery: 6.5 mi
  • Tractor Driving: 6.5 mi
  • Train Ride: 6.6 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
Artworks
Museums: 57
Nature reserves: 38
Springs: 37
Beaches: 21
Picnic sites: 13
  • Goat Shed Point: 1.9 mi
  • Vista Point: 4.3 mi
  • Group Picnic #1: 5.2 mi
  • Coyote Corner Group Area: 10.3 mi
  • Deer Den Group Area: 10.6 mi
Waterfalls: 11
Cliffs: 7
  • Norco Bluffs: 14.5 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 14.9 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 15.2 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 15.9 mi
  • Coyote Bluff: 18.3 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 18.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Harding Canyon Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakESE 109°1,734 m3.1 mi
Modjeska PeakE 99°1,675 m2.4 mi
Trabuco PeakESE 104°1,401 m6.5 mi
Los Pinos PeakESE 122°1,373 m7.8 mi
Horsethief PeakESE 110°1,315 m7.8 mi
Pleasants PeakNNW 346°1,211 m5.1 mi
Bald PeakNE 54°1,197 m3.6 mi
Bedford PeakN 9°1,161 m2.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2919:02
June solstice05:4119:2820:05
September equinox06:3918:1618:49
December solstice06:5216:0816:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F595961646771757675716458
Precip in2.73.51.70.90.30.00.10.00.10.60.82.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Irvine RCH, 8 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs14.628.318.55.82.91.20.30.10.10.21.15.3

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Santiago C A Modjeska CA, 3 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/13785777305

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