LeConte Falls
LeConte Falls is a waterfall in California, at a recorded elevation of 2,150 m. Sheep Peak stands 3,601 m to the northeast, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Waterwheel Falls, a waterfall 0.5 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 3.7 miles off. 166 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 of them named summits.
The story
LeConte Falls is a waterfall in the Sierra Nevada of California, in Yosemite National Park. It is a 229 ft. (69.8 m.) high cascade on the Tuolumne River and the second largest falls on this river. (The river's largest falls is Waterwheel Falls, which is about .6 miles (1 km.) distant following the river downstream along the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne.) It was named in 1894 in honor of Professor Joseph LeConte by Robert M. Price; however, Price's original intent was to designate what is now called "Waterwheel Falls" as "LeConte Falls" but a mapmaker assigned the name to what was once called "California Falls" and the mapmaker's mistaken designation was adopted as the standard.
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Wikidata Q27927862, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,150 m
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lembert Dome · 6 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 8 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 10 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 11 mi
166 named places within 25 miles
- Wildcat Point: 0.6 mi
- SAR Dome: 1.0 mi
- Scar Dome: 1.0 mi
- Scary Dome: 1.1 mi
- V-Tree Dome: 2.0 mi
- Waterwheel Falls: 0.5 mi
- California Falls: 0.8 mi
- White Cascade: 2.0 mi
- Tuolumne Falls: 2.2 mi
- Upper Cathedral Creek Falls: 2.7 mi
- Soda Springs: 5.6 mi
- Iron Spring: 13.6 mi
- Jordan Spring: 16.0 mi
- Black Spring: 18.1 mi
- Mono Vista Spring: 18.3 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 5.6 mi
- California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 12.2 mi
- Ghost Cabin: 13.1 mi
- World Heritage Site: 14.2 mi
- Women's Club Building: 14.4 mi
- Dore Cliff: 11.2 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 12.9 mi
- Diving Board: 13.4 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 13.7 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 14.0 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 14.1 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 14.1 mi
- Indian Village: 14.1 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 14.2 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 14.5 mi
- Indian Arch: 11.6 mi
- Upside-Down House: 18.3 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 18.6 mi
- Tunnel Tree: 22.1 mi
- Perched Boulder: 22.8 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
- Summit Meadow: 20.5 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 7.7 mi
- Danburg Beach: 18.3 mi
- June Lake Beach: 22.7 mi
- Navy Beach: 23.5 mi
- Mono Lake Park: 18.0 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 18.3 mi
- Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area: 21.5 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 22.6 mi
- Bennettville: 10.5 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 16.6 mi
- Dog Town: 22.0 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 7.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of LeConte Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheep Peak | NE 56° | 3,601 m | 7.3 mi |
| Cockscomb | SSE 149° | 3,369 m | 7.1 mi |
| Echo Peak #2.5 | SSE 157° | 3,328 m | 6.8 mi |
| Ragged Peak | E 83° | 3,326 m | 5.4 mi |
| Tuolumne Peak | SSW 208° | 3,309 m | 3.8 mi |
| Cathedral Peak | SSE 154° | 3,308 m | 5.8 mi |
| Mount Hoffmann | SSW 211° | 3,308 m | 6.2 mi |
| Unicorn Peak | SE 145° | 3,299 m | 6.6 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 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:01 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 25 | 29 | 34 | 40 | 49 | 55 | 53 | 49 | 42 | 33 | 26 |
| Precip in | 6.2 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tuolumne Meadows RS, 7 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Yosemite National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Aug.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/2389339986
Day trips start here
- Yosemite National Park · 14 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 15 mi
- Mono Lake · 25 mi
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