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Sardine Falls

Sardine Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Sardine Falls is a waterfall in California, at a recorded elevation of 2,817 m. Tower Peak stands 3,582 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Leavitt Peak, a peak 2.2 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
2817 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.30832, -119.62225

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 19
Waterfalls: 8
Parks: 5
  • Bridgeport: 6.5 mi
  • Bridgeport Training Range: 7.6 mi
  • Douglas Picnic Ground: 8.4 mi
  • Walker Community Park: 16.1 mi
  • Mountain Gate Park: 16.7 mi
Historic sites: 5
  • Hunewill Upper Sawmill: 16.5 mi
  • Nugent Cabin: 21.9 mi
  • Old Jail: 22.0 mi
  • Strawberry: 22.7 mi
  • Clinton: 22.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Beaches: 4
  • Benson Lake Beach: 20.6 mi
  • Pinecrest Dog Beach: 21.5 mi
  • Beach 2: 21.6 mi
  • Beach 1: 21.6 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Columns of the Giants: 10.1 mi
  • Travertine Hot Spring: 23.0 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Museums: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Fales Hot Spring: 12.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Peep Sight: 18.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Sardine Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tower PeakSSE 160°3,581.8 m12.0 mi
Hunewill PeakSE 137°3,562 m14.2 mi
Victoria PeakSE 132°3,561 m14.5 mi
Walker MountainESE 122°3,524 m9.5 mi
Leavitt PeakSW 226°3,516 m2.2 mi
Hanna MountainSE 138°3,491 m11.1 mi
Sonora PeakNNW 347°3,484 m3.2 mi
White MountainN 5°3,470 m5.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:11
June solstice05:3619:4720:26
September equinox06:4718:2218:57
December solstice07:1316:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936424958646256453628
Precip in2.01.50.90.60.70.40.50.40.20.70.81.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bridgeport, 22 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2389340035

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