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Lower Rainbow Falls

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Elevation, modelled
2,198 m
Tallest summit within 10.9 miles
Mount Ritter4,007 m · 8.9 mi
Nearest byway
Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road22.1 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:22local time
Coordinates
37.5951, -119.0892

Lower Rainbow Falls is a waterfall in California, at a modelled 2,198 m. Mount Ritter stands 4,007 m to the northwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Rainbow Falls, a waterfall 0.5 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 22 miles off.

waterfall in Madera County, California

Wikidata Q37891, matched on coordinates and name (915 m apart).

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Lower Rainbow Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RitterNW 317°4,007 m8.9 mi
Banner PeakNW 321°3,940 m9.1 mi
Bloody MountainESE 103°3,825 m10.3 mi
Clyde MinaretNW 314°3,738 m6.5 mi
Michael MinaretNW 312°3,736 m6.7 mi
Ken MinaretNW 313°3,730 m6.3 mi
Eichorn MinaretNW 313°3,730 m6.7 mi
Rice MinaretNW 313°3,730 m6.7 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 20
Waterfalls: 13
Beaches: 2
Museums: 1
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3419:09
June solstice05:3619:4320:22
September equinox06:4518:2018:55
December solstice07:0816:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

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