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Roaring River Falls

Roaring River Falls is a waterfall in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,497 m. Mount Brewer stands 4,136 m to the east-southeast, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is North Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away.

How to reach it

Coordinates36.78147, -118.62190

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 29
Waterfalls: 23
Springs: 19
Historic sites: 16
  • Shorty's Williams Meadow Cabin: 4.5 mi
  • Shorty's Bubbs Creek Cabin: 5.0 mi
  • Shorty's Sphinx Creek Cabin: 5.8 mi
  • Shorty's Crowley Canyon Cabin: 6.4 mi
  • Shorty's Gardiner Basin Cabin: 7.4 mi
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
  • Stony Creek Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
  • Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
  • Pinewood Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
  • Columbine Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
Parks: 3
  • General Grant Grove Section Kings Canyon Nat: 16.6 mi
  • Dehy Park: 23.2 mi
  • Independence Park: 23.5 mi
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Hot springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Roaring River Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BrewerESE 124°4,136 m9.1 mi
North GuardESE 121°4,058 m8.6 mi
South GuardSE 128°4,021 m9.8 mi
Sky Pilot PeakSE 130°3,966.3 m10.3 mi
Mount GardinerE 79°3,934.6 m9.2 mi
Mount Clarence KingENE 70°3,931.8 m10.3 mi
Mount FarquharESE 118°3,926 m7.8 mi
Mount CotterENE 75°3,879.2 m10.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3219:07
June solstice05:3719:3920:18
September equinox06:4318:1918:53
December solstice07:0416:0216:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283034384654616055453527
Precip in8.77.96.43.22.00.70.60.10.72.33.66.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lodgepole, 14 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Kings Canyon National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/905606792

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