Nobe Young Falls
Nobe Young Falls is a waterfall in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,887 m. Sirretta Peak stands 3,041 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Sentinel Peak, a peak 1.8 miles away.
The story
Waterfall in the Sierra Nevada of California.
Wikidata Q119576585, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Sentinel Peak: 1.8 mi
- Onion Meadow Peak: 2.7 mi
- Elephant Knob: 3.0 mi
- Capitol Rock: 3.2 mi
- Mule Peak: 3.2 mi
- Thompson Camp Spring: 4.1 mi
- Lion Spring: 7.1 mi
- Needle Spring: 7.6 mi
- Mud Spring: 7.8 mi
- North Cold Spring: 8.2 mi
- Springville Veterans Memorial Park: 16.4 mi
- Kernville Park Recreation Area: 19.4 mi
- Greenhorn Mountain County Park: 19.6 mi
- Circle Park: 19.7 mi
- Riverside Park: 19.8 mi
- Alder Creek Slides: 2.6 mi
- Seven Teacups: 4.5 mi
- South Creek Falls: 4.9 mi
- Peppermint Creek Falls: 5.1 mi
- Cholollo Falls: 5.6 mi
- Cabin 236: 3.2 mi
- Cabin 242: 3.2 mi
- Cabin 234: 3.3 mi
- Cabin 240: 3.3 mi
- R-Ranch Adult Building: 3.3 mi
- The Needles Peak Fire Lookout: 7.5 mi
- Walkers Cabin: 18.4 mi
- Treaty of 1851: 18.7 mi
- John Ferrington Memorial: 23.7 mi
- Sunset Point Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
- Old Mountain Home Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
- Parker Bluffs: 2.6 mi
- McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 19.0 mi
- Kern Valley Museum: 19.7 mi
- Fountain Springs: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Nobe Young Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sirretta Peak | ESE 117° | 3,041 m | 14.2 mi |
| Sherman Peak | E 94° | 3,020 m | 9.4 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | ENE 75° | 2,963 m | 10.6 mi |
| Cannell Peak | SE 134° | 2,887 m | 15.3 mi |
| Schaeffer Mountain | ENE 68° | 2,843 m | 9.8 mi |
| Slate Mountain | NNW 348° | 2,829 m | 4.6 mi |
| Jordan Peak | N 349° | 2,774 m | 11.4 mi |
| Cherry Hill | ESE 122° | 2,687 m | 12.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:37 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 16:05 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 64 | 52 | 46 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kern River PH 3, 18 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jan–May — fullest in Apr, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 21.6 | 25.9 | 36.6 | 38.9 | 33.6 | 17.7 | 7.9 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 8.0 | 11.7 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge SF Tule R NR Cholollo Campground NR Porterville CA, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/886863833
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