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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.

The record

What the record says

Height
60'
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.67325, -121.94014
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Museums
Picnic sites
  • Picnic Grove: 1.9 mi
  • Group picnic zone: 2.5 mi
  • Covered picnic zone: 2.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 5.7 mi
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
Peaks
Nature reserves
Attractions
Gardens
Springs: 17
  • 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
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Tehan Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DiabloN 6°1,173 m14.5 mi
Rose PeakSE 133°1,163 m16.3 mi
Devil's PulpitN 6°1,110 m14.5 mi
North PeakN 8°1,084 m15.4 mi
Ransom PointN 5°1,037 m14.7 mi
Mount OlympiaN 7°898 m15.9 mi
Monument Peak NorthSSE 162°800 m13.3 mi
Mount AllisonSSE 163°793 m12.6 mi
Conditions

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.

Streamflow

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/1255997671

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