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Lehamite Falls

Lehamite Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Lehamite Falls is a waterfall in California, at a recorded elevation of 2,069 m. Mount Hoffmann stands 3,308 m to the north-northeast, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Arrowhead Spire, a peak 0.6 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 3.2 miles off.

The story

Lehamite Falls is located in Yosemite National Park. It consists of a long series of steep cascades that fall 1,180 feet (360 m) into Yosemite Valley, in a manner similar to Sentinel Fall. The falls are located in a small cleft in the north wall of the valley known as Indian Canyon, immediately to the right of Yosemite Falls and seen above Yosemite Village. "Lehamite" is a native word for "arrowwood." Lehamite Falls is probably the most underappreciated significant waterfall in Yosemite National Park, simply because it's located almost right next to Yosemite Falls, so people don't usually pay any attention to it. It is also little known since the falls appear only in the early spring or after a heavy rainfall. It is one of the few features in the park that has retained its original Ahwaneechee name.

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Wikidata Q38236, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Height
360 m
Elevation
2069 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.76259, -119.57882

Named places within 25 miles

Museums: 12
Attractions: 12
  • Indian Arch: 1.7 mi
  • Valley View Parking: 5.9 mi
  • Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 5.9 mi
  • Tunnel Tree: 12.4 mi
  • Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose Number 15: 12.9 mi
Cliffs: 11
Historic sites: 9
Springs: 9
Picnic sites: 8
  • Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
  • El Capitan Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
  • Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
  • Summit Meadow: 7.4 mi
  • Red Bud Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Parks: 2
Beaches: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Lehamite Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HoffmannNNE 33°3,308 m6.9 mi
The BowmaidenNNE 33°3,241 m8.4 mi
Quartzite PeakESE 111°3,182 m9.0 mi
Tenaya PeakENE 58°3,129 m8.7 mi
Clouds RestE 86°3,028 m4.9 mi
Sunrise MountainENE 73°3,026 m7.3 mi
The PinnaclesE 90°2,885 m4.6 mi
Mount Starr KingSE 141°2,767 m5.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:10
June solstice05:3719:4520:24
September equinox06:4718:2218:57
December solstice07:1116:0216:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384145505866737367564437
Precip in7.06.55.53.21.90.50.30.20.41.64.05.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yosemite Park HQ, 1 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jul — fullest in May, leanest in Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs95.91162105741,2741,20346810840.738.961.181.7

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Merced R A Happy Isles Bridge NR Yosemite CA, 2 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

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/2389657960

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