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Murietta Falls

Murietta Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Murietta Falls is a waterfall in California, at a modelled elevation of 883 m. Copernicus Peak stands 1,327 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Ohlone Regional Wilderness Area, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Height
33 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.53369, -121.71583
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Picnic sites
  • Lichen Bark: 3.3 mi
  • Sachi's Rest Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
  • Todd Quick Rest Area: 10.6 mi
  • Chappell Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
  • Buck Eyw Lane Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
Parks
Attractions
  • W-Tree: 5.1 mi
  • Indian Joe Cave Rocks: 5.6 mi
  • Oldest Light Bulb: 10.2 mi
  • Livermorium Atom: 10.6 mi
  • Frog pond: 11.8 mi
Historic sites
  • Olivina Winery: 7.6 mi
  • Olivina Gate: 8.2 mi
  • Joaquin Murrieta and Murrieta's Well: 8.7 mi
  • Wente Brothers Winery: 9.1 mi
  • A Pioneer Memorial: 9.3 mi
Artworks
Museums: 60
Gardens: 58
Nature reserves: 48
Springs: 16
  • Strommer Spring-Drinking water(must be treated): 2.1 mi
  • McClure Spring: 9.1 mi
  • South Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Lone Tree Mineral Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Eugene Spring: 19.1 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Del Valle West Beach: 3.3 mi
  • Del Valle East Beach: 3.6 mi
  • Shadow Cliffs Beach: 11.7 mi
  • Niles beach: 16.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 2
  • The Bluff: 3.1 mi
  • Del Valle Cliffs: 6.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Murietta Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copernicus PeakSSE 160°1,327 m13.7 mi
Observatory PeakSSE 163°1,298 m13.9 mi
Hipparchus PeakSSE 159°1,295 m13.8 mi
Tycho Brahe PeakSSE 162°1,286 m13.9 mi
Mount HamiltonSSE 163°1,279 m13.8 mi
Huyghens PeakSSE 163°1,276 m13.9 mi
Mount IsabelSSE 160°1,275 m15.2 mi
Galileo PeakSSE 160°1,273 m13.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:4719:5320:32
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1916:1216:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485155586369737370645448
Precip in2.82.72.21.10.50.10.00.00.10.81.52.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Livermore, 10 mi away.

Streamflow

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–Mar — fullest in Feb, leanest in Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs10913591.133.08.22.40.50.10.10.24.335.3

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Arroyo Valle BL Lang Cyn NR Livermore CA, 3 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/1256219551

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