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Tehan Falls

Tehan Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Tehan Falls is a waterfall in California, at a modelled elevation of 257 m. Mount Diablo stands 1,173 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Moller Park, a park 1.1 miles away.

What the record says

Height
60'

How to reach it

Coordinates37.67325, -121.94014

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Museums
Picnic sites
Peaks
Attractions
Gardens: 57
Artworks
  • The Junction: 1.9 mi
  • Conversation: 2.5 mi
  • Turtle Statue: 3.1 mi
  • Don Biddle Memorial: 3.1 mi
  • Elatus: 5.2 mi
Springs: 16
  • Eugene Spring: 3.9 mi
  • McClure Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Sulfur Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Sheepherder Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Marsh Creek Headwaters Spring: 13.0 mi
Beaches: 12
  • Shadow Cliffs Beach: 5.4 mi
  • Niles beach: 7.4 mi
  • Del Valle East Beach: 14.5 mi
  • Del Valle West Beach: 15.0 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 15.9 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Cliffs: 6
  • The Devil's Shelf: 10.5 mi
  • Chab: 11.1 mi
  • Del Valle Cliffs: 11.3 mi
  • Turtle Rock: 13.4 mi
  • The Bluff: 15.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Lighthouses: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Tehan Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DiabloN1,173 m14.5 mi
Rose PeakSE1,163 m16.3 mi
Devil's PulpitN1,110 m14.5 mi
North PeakN1,084 m15.4 mi
Ransom PointN1,037 m14.7 mi
Mount OlympiaN898 m15.9 mi
Monument Peak NorthSSE800 m13.3 mi
Mount AllisonSSE793 m12.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4719:5420:33
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:2016:1216:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485054576268727270645448
Precip in2.82.92.21.10.60.10.00.10.10.71.72.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Livermore Muni AP, 7 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs65.662.047.519.97.53.62.52.32.510.312.540.2

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Alamo CN NR Pleasanton CA, 2 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/1255997671

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