Rancheria Falls
Rancheria Falls is a waterfall in California, at a modelled elevation of 2,376 m. Mount Hooper stands 3,764 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Butte, a peak 0.5 miles away.
What the record says
- Height
- 40'
- Width
- 6"
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Bear Butte: 0.5 mi
- Chinese Peak: 2.5 mi
- College Rock: 2.5 mi
- Buckhorn Rocks: 2.5 mi
- Bartholomew Peak: 2.8 mi
- Dowville Picnic Site: 5.6 mi
- Mono Creek Picnic Site: 10.7 mi
- Eagle Point Day Use Area: 11.7 mi
- Mile High Vista Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
- Dinkey Fisherman Picnic Site: 12.8 mi
- 786 Squadron Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Qualls Camp: 6.9 mi
- China Camp: 9.5 mi
- Heitz Meadow Guard Station: 14.0 mi
- Whites Cabin: 17.1 mi
- Line Creek Falls: 3.8 mi
- Stevenson Creek Falls: 13.3 mi
- Twin Falls: 13.6 mi
- Granite Creek Falls: 16.5 mi
- Whisky Falls: 16.9 mi
- Little Eden: 8.1 mi
- Reed Pools: 8.3 mi
- Old Pedro: 8.3 mi
- Iodone Springs: 8.4 mi
- Cold Springs: 18.8 mi
- John S. Eastwood Park: 1.4 mi
- Huntington Lake Game Refuge: 5.2 mi
- Fishing Club: 12.2 mi
- Shaver Lake Community Park: 14.5 mi
- Courtright Intrusive Contact Zone Geological Area: 15.3 mi
- Grand Bluff: 13.7 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs: 16.3 mi
- South Fork Bluffs: 19.0 mi
- Junction Bluffs: 19.4 mi
- Big Sandy Bluff: 21.6 mi
- Mono Hot Springs Resort: 8.4 mi
- John Muir Rock: 17.3 mi
- Willow Creek Trail: 24.6 mi
- Kinsman Flat Wildlife Area: 12.5 mi
- Whisky Snowmobile Area: 15.5 mi
- Museum of the Sierra: 13.2 mi
- Sierra-Mono Indian Museum: 20.3 mi
- Arch Rock: 15.3 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 20.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Rancheria Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Hooper | ENE 78° | 3,764 m | 13.6 mi |
| Mount Senger | E 83° | 3,745 m | 15.4 mi |
| Chamberlain Peak | E 80° | 3,538 m | 12.5 mi |
| Saddle Mountain | NNE 21° | 3,402 m | 13.9 mi |
| Mount Shinn | ESE 103° | 3,336 m | 12.2 mi |
| Ward Mountain | E 99° | 3,301 m | 13.5 mi |
| Cockscomb | NNE 19° | 3,258 m | 15.4 mi |
| Mount Givens | ENE 67° | 3,245 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 | 05:37 | 19:42 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:03 | 16:43 |
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 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 61 | 62 | 56 | 47 | 40 | 35 |
| Precip in | 8.5 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 6.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntington Lake, 5 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Jul — fullest in Jun, leanest in Jan.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 9.9 | 10.9 | 9.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Big C BL Huntington LK CA, 5 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/905518782
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