Horsetail Falls
Horsetail Falls is a waterfall in California, at a recorded elevation of 2,338 m. Excelsior Mountain stands 3,791 m to the south-southeast, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Robinson Peak, a peak 1.9 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 17 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,338 m
How to reach it
- 17.0 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 17 mi
- Lembert Dome · 18 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 19 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Robinson Peak: 1.9 mi
- Mount Walt: 2.1 mi
- The Cleaver: 2.1 mi
- The Incredible Hulk: 2.3 mi
- Blacksmith Peak: 2.5 mi
- Buck Springs: 9.8 mi
- Doe Springs: 10.4 mi
- Jordan Spring: 10.8 mi
- Travertine Hot Spring: 12.0 mi
- Rancheria Gulch Spring: 13.9 mi
- Hunewill Upper Sawmill: 7.3 mi
- Little Bodie Monument: 10.6 mi
- Avalanche of 1911: 13.3 mi
- California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 15.9 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 18.0 mi
- Cascade Falls: 10.7 mi
- Waterwheel Falls: 15.3 mi
- LeConte Falls: 15.4 mi
- California Falls: 15.8 mi
- Lower Cathedral Creek Falls: 15.8 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 7.4 mi
- Dog Town: 10.1 mi
- Bennettville: 15.4 mi
- Bodie: 20.6 mi
- Masonic: 21.2 mi
- Mono Lake Park: 15.4 mi
- Bridgeport: 16.8 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 18.8 mi
- Bridgeport Training Range: 19.5 mi
- Bodie State Historic Park: 20.7 mi
- Mono County Museum: 11.5 mi
- Old Mono County Jail: 11.5 mi
- Mono Basin Historical Society: 18.8 mi
- Bodie Museum and Visitor Center: 20.5 mi
- Dore Cliff: 11.8 mi
- Locomotive Point: 15.9 mi
- Bodie Bluff: 21.3 mi
- East Flange Rock: 22.4 mi
- Travertine Hot Spring: 12.0 mi
- Upside-Down House: 18.9 mi
- South Tufa Area: 23.4 mi
- Navy Beach: 23.9 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 11.4 mi
- Danburg Beach: 15.8 mi
- Navy Beach: 23.8 mi
- Fales Hot Spring: 14.7 mi
- Shingle Mill Flat Picnic Site: 21.8 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Horsetail Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Excelsior Mountain | SSE 153° | 3,791 m | 8.9 mi |
| Dunderberg Peak | SE 132° | 3,774 m | 7.7 mi |
| Twin Peaks | SSE 164° | 3,756 m | 4.0 mi |
| Matterhorn Peak | S 182° | 3,749 m | 3.2 mi |
| Twin Peaks-East Peak | SSE 160° | 3,731 m | 4.1 mi |
| The Dragtooth | S 186° | 3,695 m | 2.9 mi |
| Whorl Mountain | S 183° | 3,667 m | 4.5 mi |
| Virginia Peak | SSE 167° | 3,657 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:45 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:00 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 36 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 64 | 62 | 56 | 45 | 36 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bridgeport, 12 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Aug — fullest in Jun, leanest in Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 16.2 | 16.5 | 19.3 | 43.2 | 111 | 188 | 159 | 89.5 | 43.2 | 20.1 | 9.3 | 8.5 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Robinson CK AT Twin Lks Outlet NR Bridgeport, CA, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/2389339964
Day trips start here
- Mono Lake · 22 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 30 mi
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