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Ravine Falls

Ravine Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Ravine Falls is a waterfall in California, at a modelled elevation of 345 m. Bear Ranch Hill stands 1,455 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Ravine Twin Falls, a waterfall less than a tenth of a mile away.

What the record says

Height
23.2 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.60367, -121.55818

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 17
Museums: 17
Historic sites: 8
  • Beatson Corral: 1.2 mi
  • World Trade Center artifact: 5.9 mi
  • IN LOVING MEMORY OF Kristina Chesterman 1992-2013: 15.8 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 17.1 mi
  • Phagna Norapamok Memorial: 17.2 mi
Artworks: 7
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 4
Springs: 4
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Ravine Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bear Ranch HillNNE1,455 m19.6 mi
Big Bar MountainNNE1,332 m13.9 mi
Quartz HillE1,325 m19.1 mi
Flea MountainNNE1,299 m16.2 mi
Sky HighENE1,275 m17.8 mi
Shute MountainENE1,255 m15.7 mi
Swain HillE1,248 m16.9 mi
Hungary Hunt PeakNNE1,227 m12.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:19
June solstice05:4019:5720:38
September equinox06:5518:2919:05
December solstice07:2416:0316:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495257616875807873655549
Precip in5.85.64.72.21.40.60.00.10.41.32.85.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oroville, 6 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jan–May — fullest in Apr, leanest in Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs4,7246,2846,4067,2495,8583,1901,7411,4331,2471,4382,0163,387

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Feather R A Oroville CA, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/1070368897

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