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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. Indian Rock stands 2,592 m to the east-northeast, 13 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
1,403 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.72037, -119.78348

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 47
Museums: 15
Springs: 15
Parks: 13
Attractions: 11
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: 7
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 13.4 miles of Little Nellie Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Indian RockENE2,592 m13.4 mi
Boundary HillENE2,575 m9.0 mi
Ostrander RocksESE2,482 m10.6 mi
Sentinel DomeE2,475 m10.9 mi
Tempo DomeESE2,393 m8.7 mi
Basket DomeENE2,315 m13.1 mi
El CapitanE2,307 m8.0 mi
North DomeENE2,299 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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