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Triple Falls

Triple Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Triple Falls is a waterfall in California, at a recorded elevation of 2,505 m. North Palisade stands 4,343 m to the north-northeast, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Windy Cliff, a cliff 1.5 miles away.

The story

waterfall in Kings Canyon National Park

Wikidata Q123351466, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2505 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.98455, -118.55598

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 20
Historic sites: 14
  • Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 7.0 mi
  • Shorty's Woods Creek Crossing Cabin: 10.2 mi
  • Blue Canyon Cabin: 10.7 mi
  • Shorty's Gardiner Basin Cabin: 11.4 mi
  • Shorty's Bubbs Creek Cabin: 14.2 mi
Waterfalls: 13
Picnic sites: 6
  • South Lake Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
  • La Hupp Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
  • Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
  • Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
  • Helms Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
Parks: 6
Cliffs: 5
Attractions: 2
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Triple Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PalisadeNNE 17°4,343 m7.9 mi
Starlight PeakNNE 16°4,323.7 m8.0 mi
Mount SillNNE 21°4,316 m8.2 mi
Polemonium PeakNNE 18°4,298.2 m7.9 mi
Middle PalisadeNE 39°4,278.2 m7.6 mi
Split MountainENE 71°4,269 m7.8 mi
Thunderbolt PeakNNE 15°4,268 m8.1 mi
Disappointment PeakNE 40°4,258.6 m7.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3219:06
June solstice05:3619:3920:18
September equinox06:4318:1818:53
December solstice07:0516:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444754606979858376645243
Precip in1.40.90.70.20.10.10.10.10.10.20.50.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 23 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/902485744

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