Preston Falls
Preston Falls is a waterfall in California, at a recorded elevation of 844 m. Richardson Peak stands 3,002 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunrise Peak, a peak 1.4 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 5.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 844 m
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint for Giant Sequoias · 9 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 22 mi
- Lembert Dome · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sunrise Peak: 1.4 mi
- North Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Bear Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Ackerson Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Ascension Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Carlon Falls: 6.0 mi
- Tueeulala Falls: 8.1 mi
- Wapama Falls: 8.5 mi
- Jawbone Falls: 9.9 mi
- Rancheria Falls: 10.5 mi
- Pilot Peak Spring: 8.5 mi
- Shingle Spring: 8.8 mi
- Rackerby Jack Spring: 9.0 mi
- Indian Spring: 11.3 mi
- Walton Cabin Spring: 11.8 mi
- Nature Museum: 1.4 mi
- Interpretive Center: 1.5 mi
- Hetch Hetchy Railroad Museum: 15.5 mi
- Indian Village: 18.5 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 18.6 mi
- Greeley Hill County Park: 15.2 mi
- El Portal Park: 15.4 mi
- Red Cloud: 16.4 mi
- Groveland Sports Complex: 19.0 mi
- Mary Laveroni Park: 19.1 mi
- Fireplace Bluffs: 15.1 mi
- Rockslides: 16.3 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 18.3 mi
- Profile Cliff: 19.2 mi
- The Fissures: 19.3 mi
- Carlon Day Use Area: 5.0 mi
- Remote Camp: 13.6 mi
- Red Bud Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Indian Flat Day Use: 15.5 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
- Tunnel Tree: 9.0 mi
- Merced Grove: 9.6 mi
- Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose Number 15: 15.4 mi
- Hetch Hetchy Railroad Number 6: 15.4 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 16.5 mi
- Lake Lodge Beach: 17.0 mi
- Dunn Court Beach: 17.6 mi
- Pine Mountain Lake Marina Beach: 17.6 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 21.6 mi
- Beach 2: 22.0 mi
- Miner’s Camp: 13.6 mi
- World Heritage Site: 18.6 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 19.8 mi
- Women's Club Building: 19.8 mi
- Strawberry: 22.7 mi
- Cat Town: 20.1 mi
- Horseshoe Bend: 24.0 mi
- Dedication Garden: 13.7 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 18.7 mi
- Scoutmaster Grotto: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Preston Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richardson Peak | NE 37° | 3,002 m | 17.2 mi |
| Double Rock | E 86° | 2,982 m | 16.9 mi |
| Wheeler Peak | NNE 29° | 2,736 m | 17.0 mi |
| Mahan Peak | NE 42° | 2,735 m | 15.7 mi |
| Tiltill Mountain | NE 50° | 2,733 m | 15.3 mi |
| Rancheria Mountain | ENE 71° | 2,732 m | 15.8 mi |
| Andrews Peak | NE 46° | 2,611 m | 15.3 mi |
| Nance Peak | NNE 28° | 2,578 m | 14.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:47 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:03 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 41 | 44 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 9.6 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 8.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cherry Valley DAM, 7 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Jul — fullest in Jun, leanest in Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 188 | 180 | 219 | 360 | 1,347 | 1,759 | 769 | 161 | 87.5 | 56.5 | 70.9 | 107 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Tuolumne R AB Early Intake NR Mather CA, 4 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/469068170
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 20 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 21 mi
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