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Tamarack Falls

Tamarack Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Tamarack Falls is a waterfall in California, at a modelled elevation of 2,887 m. Mount Kaweah stands 4,205 m to the southeast, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Stewart, a peak 1.0 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Height
16 m
Getting there

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Coordinates36.58320, -118.56277
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 37
Waterfalls: 17
  • Upper Buck Creek Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Lower Buck Creek Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Upper Picket Creek Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Lower Picket Creek Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Lower Cliff Creek Falls: 6.8 mi
Historic sites: 17
Springs: 14
Cliffs: 10
Natural arches: 8
  • Natural Arch: 18.6 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 18.7 mi
  • Whitney Portal Arch: 22.6 mi
  • Lathe Arch: 24.3 mi
  • Mobius Arch: 24.3 mi
Gardens: 8
  • Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 24.4 mi
  • Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 24.5 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 24.6 mi
  • Kado's Garden: 24.6 mi
  • Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Pinewood Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
  • Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 12.4 mi
  • Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
  • Stony Creek Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
  • Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
Parks: 4
  • General Grant Grove Section Kings Canyon Nat: 20.1 mi
  • Cobble Knoll Recreation Area: 23.3 mi
  • Slick Rock Recreation Area: 23.9 mi
  • Merritt Park: 24.6 mi
Museums: 3
Beaches: 2
Hot springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Paiute Mural: 24.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Tamarack Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount KaweahSE4,205 m6.1 mi
Red KaweahSE4,185 m4.4 mi
Michael's PinnacleSE4,170 m4.5 mi
Second KaweahSE4,166 m5.2 mi
Table MountainNE4,151 m7.3 mi
Milestone MountainNE4,149 m5.6 mi
Koontz PinnacleSE4,145 m4.0 mi
Black KaweahSE4,140 m3.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3219:06
June solstice05:3719:3820:17
September equinox06:4318:1918:53
December solstice07:0316:0316:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283034384654616055453527
Precip in8.77.96.43.22.00.70.60.10.72.33.66.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lodgepole, 10 mi away.

Streamflow

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jul — fullest in May, leanest in Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs6.19.712.842.491.591.042.98.11.31.73.45.0

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Marble Fork Kaweah R AB Horse C NR Lodgepole CA, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

In the park

Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10195522544

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