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Little Phantom Falls

Little Phantom Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Little Phantom Falls is a waterfall in California, at a modelled elevation of 357 m. Big Bar Mountain stands 1,332 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Phantom Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away.

Intermittent waterfall at North Table Mountain. There is a cave of unknown dimensions behind this waterfall.

The story

waterfall in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q7180563, matched on coordinates and name (205 m apart).

What the record says

Height
37.8 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.60861, -121.56159

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 20
Museums: 17
Historic sites: 8
  • Beatson Corral: 1.4 mi
  • World Trade Center artifact: 5.5 mi
  • IN LOVING MEMORY OF Kristina Chesterman 1992-2013: 15.4 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 16.8 mi
  • Phagna Norapamok Memorial: 16.9 mi
Artworks: 7
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 5
Cliffs: 4
Gardens: 4
Picnic sites: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Beaches: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Little Phantom Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Bar MountainNNE 31°1,332 m13.7 mi
Quartz HillE 84°1,325 m19.3 mi
Flea MountainNNE 17°1,299 m16.0 mi
Sky HighENE 62°1,275 m17.8 mi
Shute MountainENE 65°1,255 m15.7 mi
Swain HillE 88°1,248 m17.1 mi
Hungary Hunt PeakNNE 31°1,227 m12.7 mi
Pompys PointENE 70°1,214 m17.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:19
June solstice05:4019:5820:38
September equinox06:5518:2919:05
December solstice07:2416:0316:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495257616875807873655549
Precip in5.85.64.72.21.40.60.00.10.41.32.85.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oroville, 6 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs4,7246,2846,4067,2495,8583,1901,7411,4331,2471,4382,0163,387

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Feather R A Oroville 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/12773401983

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