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Tufa Falls

Tufa Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Tufa Falls is a waterfall in California, at a recorded elevation of 2,564 m. Mount Kaweah stands 4,205 m to the northeast, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Miners Nose, a peak 0.4 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
2564 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.44389, -118.59825

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 25
Attractions: 23
Historic sites: 14
Waterfalls: 13
  • Upper Cliff Creek Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Lower Cliff Creek Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Lower Buck Creek Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Panther Creek Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Upper Buck Creek Falls: 9.8 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 11.0 mi
  • Pinewood Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
  • Old Mountain Home Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
  • Sunset Point Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
  • Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
Parks: 7
Cliffs: 3
  • Valhalla: 8.8 mi
  • Window Cliffs: 12.9 mi
  • Ebersbacher Ledges: 21.6 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 19.6 mi
  • Homer Ranch Preserve: 23.8 mi
  • Dry Creek Preserve: 23.9 mi
Museums: 2
Natural arches: 2
  • Natural Arch: 13.6 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 13.7 mi
Hot springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Tufa Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount KaweahNE 49°4,205 m8.7 mi
Red KaweahNE 38°4,185 m8.4 mi
Michael's PinnacleNE 38°4,170.4 m8.4 mi
Second KaweahNE 43°4,165.5 m8.5 mi
Koontz PinnacleNE 35°4,145 m8.7 mi
Black KaweahNNE 33°4,140 m8.4 mi
SquaretopNE 41°4,121.8 m8.4 mi
Pyramidal PinnacleNE 35°4,116 m8.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:3719:3820:16
September equinox06:4318:1918:53
December solstice07:0316:0316:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485054576676838277665547
Precip in4.94.34.02.51.20.40.10.00.21.22.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ASH MTN, 13 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/928814302

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