Maidenhair Falls
Maidenhair Falls is a waterfall in California, at a modelled elevation of 575 m. Toro Peak stands 2,651 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Lookout Point, a peak 0.5 miles away.
What to expect
- Seasonal
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Lookout Point: 0.5 mi
- Chimney Rock: 2.9 mi
- The Thimble: 3.2 mi
- San Ysidro Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Indian Head Peak: 4.0 mi
- Peña Spring: 1.4 mi
- Don Spring: 1.8 mi
- Lews Spring: 1.8 mi
- Johnnie Spring: 1.9 mi
- Rusty Spring: 1.9 mi
- Giant Tortoise: 5.1 mi
- Camelops: 5.1 mi
- Gomphothere: 5.2 mi
- Prehistoric Elephant Scultupes: 5.2 mi
- Camelids Camelops: 5.2 mi
- Palm Grove: 3.1 mi
- Grinding Rock: 6.0 mi
- Desert Gardens: 9.0 mi
- Volcan Mountain Air Beacon: 12.1 mi
- Warlock Mine: 13.2 mi
- Old Borego: 6.3 mi
- Bill Kenyon Memorial: 8.3 mi
- Peg Leg Smith Historical Marker: 9.4 mi
- San Felipe-Butterfield Stage Station Historical Marker: 9.9 mi
- San Gregorio: 10.1 mi
- Borrego Springs County Park: 3.9 mi
- cactus loop trail: 7.7 mi
- Castle Rock: 10.6 mi
- Volcan Mountains Wilderness Preserve: 11.8 mi
- Frank Lane Park: 14.2 mi
- Banner: 13.0 mi
- Eastwood: 14.1 mi
- Branson City: 14.8 mi
- Coleman City: 15.6 mi
- Stratton: 18.9 mi
- Washtub Falls: 20.3 mi
- Lower Barker Valley Falls: 21.8 mi
- Upper Barker Valley Falls: 21.8 mi
- Mildred Falls: 22.0 mi
- Three Sisters Waterfalls: 23.0 mi
- Steele/Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center: 3.0 mi
- Sky Oaks Reserve: 14.1 mi
- Agua Caliente County Park: 21.3 mi
- Day Use Picnic Site: 7.9 mi
- BBQ Area: 12.3 mi
- Pioneer Mail Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
- Julian Pioneer Museum: 14.3 mi
- Discovery Center: 16.9 mi
- Cuyamaca Rancho Park Museum and Area Headquarters: 22.3 mi
- Perpendicular Bluff: 9.4 mi
- Mud Palisades: 19.7 mi
- Broken Ankle Bend: 5.9 mi
- desert garden: 7.9 mi
- Warner Hot Spring: 11.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Maidenhair Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toro Peak | N 3° | 2,651 m | 19.9 mi |
| Santa Rosa Mountain | N 357° | 2,455 m | 20.9 mi |
| Rabbit Peak | NE 41° | 2,028 m | 18.0 mi |
| Peak 6582 | NNE 26° | 2,006 m | 17.2 mi |
| Hot Springs Mountain | NW 305° | 1,985 m | 9.6 mi |
| Combs Peak | NW 319° | 1,878 m | 14.4 mi |
| San Ysidro Mountain | WNW 291° | 1,874 m | 3.4 mi |
| North Peak | SSW 208° | 1,826 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:22 | 19:59 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:11 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 06:46 | 16:05 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 58 | 60 | 65 | 71 | 78 | 86 | 92 | 92 | 86 | 76 | 65 | 57 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Borrego Desert Park, 3 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jan–Apr — fullest in Mar, leanest in Jul.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Borrego Palm C NR Borrego Springs CA, 3 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/632183493
Day trips start here
- Ramona · 28 mi
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