Schirmer Falls
Schirmer Falls is a waterfall in California, at a modelled elevation of 341 m. Big Bar Mountain stands 1,332 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Schirmer Cascade, a waterfall 0.3 miles away.
Seasonal falls; only runs for a couple of days after storms
What the record says
- Height
- 29.3 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Potters Ravine Recreation Area: 3.6 mi
- Thermalito Forebay North Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
- Nelson Park: 3.8 mi
- Bloomer Primitive Recreation Area: 3.9 mi
- Hammon Park: 4.0 mi
- South Table Mountain: 1.5 mi
- The High Rocks: 1.6 mi
- Monte de Oro: 2.2 mi
- Sycamore Hill: 3.4 mi
- Sorensen Hill: 3.7 mi
- Schirmer Cascade: 0.3 mi
- Coon Falls: 0.8 mi
- Hollow Falls: 1.1 mi
- Little Hollow Falls: 1.4 mi
- Ravine Twin Falls: 1.8 mi
- bath house museum: 4.2 mi
- Pioneer History Museum: 4.4 mi
- Oroville Chinese Temple: 4.5 mi
- Butte County Historical Society Museum: 4.6 mi
- C F Lott Historic Home: 4.8 mi
- Beatson Corral: 1.4 mi
- World Trade Center artifact: 7.3 mi
- IN LOVING MEMORY OF Kristina Chesterman 1992-2013: 17.1 mi
- Phagna Norapamok Memorial: 18.6 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 18.6 mi
- Downtown Kaleidoscope: 18.8 mi
- Wildcat Sculpture: 18.8 mi
- Monoliths: 18.9 mi
- Steel "Sculpture": 18.9 mi
- Three Sisters: 18.9 mi
- Bloomer: 4.4 mi
- Bidwell's Bar: 5.9 mi
- Hamilton: 9.8 mi
- Brush: 11.2 mi
- Chandon: 19.2 mi
- Clarenback Point: 8.6 mi
- Cape Horn: 9.2 mi
- East China Point: 20.4 mi
- Elephant Butte: 22.8 mi
- Hespol Memorial Spring: 9.4 mi
- Hog Spring: 15.9 mi
- Colyear Springs: 19.7 mi
- Chico Seed Orchard: 15.3 mi
- George Petersen Rose Garden: 18.9 mi
- Mary Lemcke Camellia Garden: 18.9 mi
- North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve: 1.4 mi
- Oroville Wildlife Management Area: 9.0 mi
- Five Mile: 18.1 mi
- Paradise Lake Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
- Collins Lake Beach: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Schirmer Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bar Mountain | NNE 25° | 1,332 m | 15.2 mi |
| Quartz Hill | ENE 77° | 1,325 m | 19.0 mi |
| Flea Mountain | NNE 13° | 1,299 m | 17.8 mi |
| Sky High | NE 55° | 1,275 m | 18.3 mi |
| Shute Mountain | ENE 58° | 1,255 m | 16.1 mi |
| Swain Hill | E 81° | 1,248 m | 16.6 mi |
| Hungary Hunt Peak | NNE 25° | 1,227 m | 14.2 mi |
| Pompys Point | ENE 63° | 1,214 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:57 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:03 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 52 | 57 | 61 | 68 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 73 | 65 | 55 | 49 |
| Precip in | 5.8 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oroville, 4 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jan–May — fullest in Apr, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 4,724 | 6,284 | 6,406 | 7,249 | 5,858 | 3,190 | 1,741 | 1,433 | 1,247 | 1,438 | 2,016 | 3,387 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Feather R A Oroville 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/12773372560
Day trips start here
- Chico · 19 mi
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