Minarets Falls
Minarets Falls is a waterfall in California, at a modelled elevation of 2,375 m. Mount Ritter stands 4,007 m to the west-northwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Devils Postpile, a attraction 1.0 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 19 miles off.
How to reach it
- 19.4 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Disappearing Meadows · 20 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 21 mi
- Lembert Dome · 22 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Minaret Summit: 1.9 mi
- Red Top Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Mammoth Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Granite Stairway: 3.7 mi
- Riegelhuth Minaret: 3.9 mi
- Reds Meadow Hot Springs: 1.7 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 8.2 mi
- Hartley Springs: 9.2 mi
- Big Springs: 11.2 mi
- Antelope Spring: 11.9 mi
- Mill City Mine: 5.3 mi
- Julia E. Townsend Memorial: 5.5 mi
- Assay Office: 6.3 mi
- Mahan Cabin: 6.3 mi
- Bunkhouses: 6.4 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 2.6 mi
- Lower Rainbow Falls: 3.1 mi
- Twin Falls: 4.8 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 8.7 mi
- Granite Creek Falls: 13.8 mi
- Valentine Reserve Ecological Study Area: 5.2 mi
- Community Center Park: 5.9 mi
- Mammoth Creek Park West: 6.7 mi
- Trails End Park: 7.6 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 9.6 mi
- The Buttresses: 1.9 mi
- Junction Bluffs: 7.6 mi
- Sevehah Cliff: 12.2 mi
- The Wave: 14.1 mi
- The Alcove: 14.1 mi
- Devils Postpile: 1.0 mi
- Perched Boulder: 10.0 mi
- Crowley Lake Stone Columns: 20.3 mi
- Navy Beach: 21.1 mi
- South Tufa Area: 21.2 mi
- free natural hot pool: 1.7 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 8.2 mi
- Little Creek Hot Springs: 13.9 mi
- Hot Creek Geological Site: 14.3 mi
- Shepherd Hot Springs: 15.8 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 1.9 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- Mono Creek Picnic Site: 20.1 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 6.9 mi
- Mono Basin Historical Society: 22.1 mi
- June Lake Beach: 10.8 mi
- Navy Beach: 21.2 mi
- Mono Mills: 18.5 mi
- Bennettville: 22.6 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 9.1 mi
- Arch Rock: 17.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Minarets Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ritter | WNW 299° | 4,007 m | 6.9 mi |
| Rodgers Peak | WNW 303° | 3,956 m | 10.9 mi |
| Banner Peak | NW 304° | 3,940 m | 7.0 mi |
| Electra Peak | WNW 296° | 3,792 m | 10.4 mi |
| Mount Davis | NW 306° | 3,740 m | 8.8 mi |
| Clyde Minaret | WNW 287° | 3,738 m | 4.8 mi |
| Michael Minaret | WNW 286° | 3,736 m | 5.1 mi |
| Ken Minaret | WNW 285° | 3,730 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:43 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 62 | 56 | 46 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mammoth Lakes RS, 7 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jul — fullest in Jun, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 46.0 | 41.7 | 63.4 | 171 | 377 | 413 | 206 | 60.0 | 24.0 | 30.5 | 25.2 | 26.9 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge MF San Joaquin R NR Mammoth Lakes CA, under a mile away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/855154690
Day trips start here
- Mono Lake · 26 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 26 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 27 mi
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