Leavitt Falls
Leavitt Falls is a waterfall in California, at a recorded elevation of 2,368 m. Eagle Peak stands 3,603 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Silver Falls, a waterfall 1.9 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.
The story
Leavitt Falls is a 200-foot (61 m), multi-tiered waterfall in the Sierra Nevada of Mono County, California. The falls are located on Leavitt Creek, a tributary of the West Walker River and are formed where the creek drops off the edge of a hanging valley into Leavitt Meadow. A turnout on Highway 108 provides a view of the falls and meadow. The falls themselves are not accessible by trail, as they are located in a steep narrow box canyon. The waterfall and other nearby features are named for Hiram Leavitt, an early settler in Mono County.
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Wikidata Q25831368, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,368 m
How to reach it
- 20.6 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hell's Kitchen Vista Point · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sonora Crag: 3.5 mi
- Sonora Peak: 4.6 mi
- White Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Leavitt Peak: 5.3 mi
- Wells Peak: 5.5 mi
- Doe Springs: 8.3 mi
- Buck Springs: 9.2 mi
- Lava Springs: 10.9 mi
- Salt Spring: 14.1 mi
- Wild Horse Spring: 17.8 mi
- Silver Falls: 1.9 mi
- Sardine Falls: 3.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 8.0 mi
- Llewellyn Falls: 10.0 mi
- Carson Falls: 13.4 mi
- Bridgeport: 3.5 mi
- Bridgeport Training Range: 5.4 mi
- Douglas Picnic Ground: 11.4 mi
- Walker Community Park: 14.1 mi
- Mountain Gate Park: 14.5 mi
- Hunewill Upper Sawmill: 13.7 mi
- Nugent Cabin: 18.7 mi
- Clinton: 19.5 mi
- Old Jail: 22.7 mi
- Little Bodie Monument: 23.6 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 20.8 mi
- Pinecrest Dog Beach: 24.8 mi
- Beach 2: 24.8 mi
- Beach 1: 24.9 mi
- Dog Town: 22.3 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 22.6 mi
- Sweetwater: 23.2 mi
- Masonic: 24.6 mi
- Shingle Mill Flat Picnic Site: 10.6 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- East Flange Rock: 12.5 mi
- Locomotive Point: 22.4 mi
- Columns of the Giants: 13.1 mi
- Travertine Hot Spring: 20.1 mi
- Carson-Iceberg Wilderness: 15.4 mi
- Aspen Glen Reserve: 16.1 mi
- Mono County Museum: 18.5 mi
- Old Mono County Jail: 18.7 mi
- Fales Hot Spring: 9.1 mi
- Peep Sight: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Leavitt Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Peak | SE 139° | 3,603 m | 12.8 mi |
| Tower Peak | S 176° | 3,582 m | 12.1 mi |
| Hunewill Peak | SSE 150° | 3,562 m | 12.8 mi |
| Victoria Peak | SE 144° | 3,561 m | 12.9 mi |
| Walker Mountain | SE 140° | 3,524 m | 7.6 mi |
| Leavitt Peak | WSW 245° | 3,516 m | 5.3 mi |
| Hanna Mountain | SSE 155° | 3,491 m | 10.0 mi |
| Sonora Peak | WNW 301° | 3,484 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:46 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 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, 19 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jul — fullest in Jun, leanest in Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 75.0 | 76.0 | 118 | 316 | 801 | 955 | 483 | 144 | 68.8 | 55.8 | 64.3 | 67.2 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge W Walker RV Blw L Walker RV NR Coleville, CA, 7 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/2389339997
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