Horsetail Falls
Horsetail Falls is a waterfall in California, at a recorded elevation of 2,761 m. Bear Creek Spire stands 4,186 m to the south-southeast, 12 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
- 2,761 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Aggie: 0.9 mi
- The White Fang: 1.4 mi
- Mount Baldwin: 1.4 mi
- Mount Morrison South Summit: 1.9 mi
- McGee Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Buzztail Spring: 0.9 mi
- Layton Springs: 8.8 mi
- Antelope Spring: 10.1 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 10.5 mi
- Deer Spring: 14.4 mi
- Convict Lake: 4.0 mi
- Mammoth Elementary School (Historic Location): 7.1 mi
- Tom's Place Monument: 8.2 mi
- Pumphouse: 9.5 mi
- Air Compressor: 9.5 mi
- Crowley Park: 4.6 mi
- Trails End Park: 9.6 mi
- Mammoth Creek Park West: 10.1 mi
- Valentine Reserve Ecological Study Area: 11.1 mi
- Community Center Park: 11.5 mi
- Sevehah Cliff: 4.0 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs: 9.9 mi
- Upper Gorge: 13.9 mi
- The Buttresses: 15.1 mi
- Junction Bluffs: 15.8 mi
- Twin Falls: 11.2 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 14.7 mi
- Lower Rainbow Falls: 14.8 mi
- Minarets Falls: 15.9 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 22.5 mi
- Hot Creek Geological Site: 8.4 mi
- Shepherd Hot Springs: 8.9 mi
- Wild Willy's Hot Springs: 9.0 mi
- Alkali Hot Springs: 9.3 mi
- Little Creek Hot Springs: 10.4 mi
- Crowley Lake Stone Columns: 7.6 mi
- Devils Postpile: 15.3 mi
- Mono Hot Springs Resort: 18.0 mi
- Perched Boulder: 21.5 mi
- John Muir Rock: 22.3 mi
- 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
- Mammoth Museum: 9.9 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 15.3 mi
- Casa Diablo: 15.3 mi
- June Lake Beach: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Horsetail Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Creek Spire | SSE 164° | 4,186 m | 12.3 mi |
| Mount Abbot | SSE 168° | 4,176 m | 10.8 mi |
| Mount Gabb | S 173° | 4,168 m | 11.3 mi |
| Mount Dade | SSE 166° | 4,143 m | 11.2 mi |
| Mount Mills | SSE 168° | 4,102 m | 10.3 mi |
| Mount Hilgard | S 180° | 4,060 m | 12.4 mi |
| Mount Julius Caesar | SSE 169° | 4,022 m | 12.9 mi |
| Ruby Peak | SSE 165° | 4,021 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:42 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 16:00 | 16:41 |
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 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 62 | 56 | 46 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 4.1 |
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 42.8 | 42.3 | 43.9 | 47.4 | 68.1 | 95.1 | 79.1 | 56.8 | 48.1 | 44.5 | 43.6 | 41.6 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/909702222
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