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Little Nellie Falls

Little Nellie Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Little Nellie Falls is a waterfall in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,403 m. Boundary Hill stands 2,575 m to the east-northeast, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle Peak, a peak 2.3 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 2.2 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1403 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.72037, -119.78348

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 48
Springs: 16
Museums: 15
Parks: 13
Attractions: 12
Cliffs: 10
Picnic sites: 9
  • Red Bud Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
  • Indian Flat Day Use: 5.3 mi
  • Carlon Day Use Area: 7.8 mi
  • Summit Meadow: 7.8 mi
  • Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
Historic sites: 8
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Lake Lodge Beach: 23.9 mi
  • Pine Mountain Lake Marina Beach: 24.5 mi
  • Dunn Court Beach: 24.6 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Gardens: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Little Nellie Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boundary HillENE 70°2,575 m9.0 mi
Ostrander RocksESE 101°2,482 m10.6 mi
Sentinel DomeE 89°2,475 m10.9 mi
Tempo DomeESE 123°2,393.1 m8.7 mi
Eagle PeakE 79°2,362 m9.4 mi
Basket DomeENE 77°2,315 m13.1 mi
El CapitanE 83°2,307 m8.0 mi
North DomeENE 78°2,299 m12.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3719:11
June solstice05:3819:4620:25
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:1216:0316:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F383638425060686762534337
Precip in6.95.65.83.72.40.80.30.10.72.34.47.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yosemite Village 12 W, 3 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs2132644541,1812,3531,89363814661.567.5119179

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Merced R A Pohono Bridge NR Yosemite CA, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2389657971

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