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Silver Spray Falls

Silver Spray Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Silver Spray Falls is a waterfall in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,383 m. Mount Reinstein stands 3,842 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Tehipite Dome, a peak 0.5 miles away.

The story

waterfall in the Sierra Nevada of California

Wikidata Q123321770, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1383 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.91328, -118.78721

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 28
Waterfalls: 18
Springs: 13
Historic sites: 12
  • Blue Canyon Cabin: 5.0 mi
  • Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 10.1 mi
  • Shorty's Williams Meadow Cabin: 13.0 mi
  • Shorty's Crowley Canyon Cabin: 15.7 mi
  • Shorty's Bubbs Creek Cabin: 16.9 mi
Picnic sites: 12
  • Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
  • Helms Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
  • Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
  • Columbine Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
  • Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 16.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
Parks: 3
Beaches: 2
Museums: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Silver Spray Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ReinsteinNNE 13°3,841.8 m11.8 mi
Finger PeakNNE 21°3,779.7 m8.7 mi
Mount WoodworthNE 50°3,724 m12.2 mi
Goat MountainESE 104°3,719 m12.2 mi
Munger PeakESE 103°3,680.3 m11.8 mi
Black CrownNE 36°3,649.6 m9.2 mi
Tunemah PeakNE 44°3,626.5 m7.9 mi
Blue Canyon PeakNNE 28°3,615 m9.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:3719:4020:19
September equinox06:4418:1918:54
December solstice07:0516:0216:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363638414958666560514235
Precip in8.07.37.83.61.40.50.30.20.32.43.36.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grant Grove, 16 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/2389665912

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