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Stevenson Creek Falls

Stevenson Creek Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Stevenson Creek Falls is a waterfall in California, at a modelled elevation of 701 m. Three Sisters stands 3,215 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Flume Peak, a peak 2.0 miles away.

The story

waterfall in the Sierra Nevada of California

Wikidata Q119576347, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates37.16876, -119.35481

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 18
Picnic sites: 13
Springs: 13
  • Arnold Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Cole Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Sycamore Springs: 20.6 mi
  • Little Eden: 21.3 mi
  • Reed Pools: 21.5 mi
Waterfalls: 8
Historic sites: 7
Attractions: 7
  • Willow Creek Trail: 16.5 mi
  • Table Mountain Casino: 20.5 mi
  • Mono Hot Springs Resort: 21.6 mi
  • Bull Buck Tree: 21.9 mi
  • Big Ed: 22.0 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Museums: 5
Cliffs: 5
Natural arches: 1
  • Arch Rock: 19.5 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Oakhurst Mural: 19.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Stevenson Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Three SistersE 97°3,215 m16.3 mi
Kaiser PeakNE 47°3,142 m12.7 mi
Red MountainE 82°3,013 m13.3 mi
Bear MountainESE 109°2,903 m15.2 mi
College RockNE 54°2,760.36 m12.2 mi
Bartholomew PeakENE 77°2,715 m13.1 mi
Marble PointESE 107°2,703 m14.3 mi
Jump Off PointNE 36°2,605 m8.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3519:10
June solstice05:3819:4320:22
September equinox06:4618:2218:56
December solstice07:0816:0416:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343436404654616256474035
Precip in8.57.86.84.02.40.70.70.10.42.33.96.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntington Lake, 8 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Mar–Jul — fullest in Jun, leanest in Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs12.327.348.765.674.197.662.638.919.617.017.510.1

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Stevenson C A Shaver LK CA, 3 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/901274933

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