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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
1,383 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 ReinsteinNNE3,842 m11.8 mi
Finger PeakNNE3,780 m8.7 mi
Mount WoodworthNE3,724 m12.2 mi
Goat MountainESE3,719 m12.2 mi
Munger PeakESE3,680 m11.8 mi
Black CrownNE3,650 m9.2 mi
Tunemah PeakNE3,627 m7.9 mi
Blue Canyon PeakNNE3,615 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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