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LeConte Falls

LeConte Falls, seen from above at true elevation

LeConte Falls is a waterfall in California, at a recorded elevation of 2,150 m. Cockscomb stands 3,369 m to the south-southeast, 7.1 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.

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
2150 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.92322, -119.45183

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 43
Springs: 16
Historic sites: 14
Cliffs: 11
Attractions: 9
  • Indian Arch: 11.6 mi
  • Upside-Down House: 18.3 mi
  • Valley View Parking: 18.6 mi
  • Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 18.6 mi
  • Tunnel Tree: 22.1 mi
Museums: 9
Picnic sites: 7
Beaches: 4
Parks: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of LeConte Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
CockscombSSE 149°3,369 m7.1 mi
Echo Peak #0SSE 156°3,367 m6.7 mi
Echo Peak #3SSE 157°3,343 m6.8 mi
Echo Peak #1SSE 157°3,330 m6.7 mi
Echo Peak #5SSE 156°3,330 m6.7 mi
Echo Peak #2.5SSE 157°3,328 m6.8 mi
Ragged PeakE 83°3,326.3 m5.4 mi
Echo Peak #2SSE 157°3,318 m6.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3519:10
June solstice05:3619:4520:24
September equinox06:4618:2218:56
December solstice07:1116:0116:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272529344049555349423326
Precip in6.24.04.22.01.70.60.50.50.51.73.14.5

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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/2389339986

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