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Horsetail Falls

Horsetail Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Horsetail Falls is a waterfall in California, at a recorded elevation of 2,761 m. Mount Morgan stands 4,186 m to the south-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Aggie, a peak 0.9 miles away.

The story

waterfall in the Sierra Nevada of California

Wikidata Q123512602, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2761 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.53964, -118.82752

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 29
Historic sites: 17
Parks: 11
Hot springs: 11
  • Hot Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Hot Creek Geological Site: 8.4 mi
  • Shepherd Hot Springs: 8.9 mi
  • Shepherd Hot Springs: 8.9 mi
  • Wild Willy's Hot Springs: 9.0 mi
Waterfalls: 9
Cliffs: 8
Attractions: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Minaret Vista Picnic: 15.1 mi
  • Mono Creek Picnic Site: 15.5 mi
  • Gull Lake Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
  • Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
Museums: 1
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • June Lake Beach: 22.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Horsetail Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MorganSSE 151°4,186 m10.6 mi
Bear Creek SpireSSE 164°4,186 m12.3 mi
Mount AbbotSSE 168°4,176 m10.8 mi
Mount GabbS 173°4,168 m11.3 mi
Mount DadeSSE 166°4,143 m11.2 mi
Mount MillsSSE 168°4,102 m10.3 mi
Mount HilgardS 180°4,060 m12.4 mi
Mount Julius CaesarSSE 169°4,022 m12.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3319:07
June solstice05:3519:4220:21
September equinox06:4418:1918:54
December solstice07:0716:0016:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F292934394756636256463629
Precip in4.23.83.31.51.50.50.50.50.51.42.04.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mammoth Lakes RS, 11 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Aug — fullest in Jun, leanest in Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs42.842.343.947.468.195.179.156.848.144.543.641.6

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Hot C A Flume NR Mammoth Lakes CA, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/909702222

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