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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
2,564 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.44389, -118.59825

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 23
Springs: 21
Historic sites: 13
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 KaweahNE4,205 m8.7 mi
Red KaweahNE4,185 m8.4 mi
Michael's PinnacleNE4,170 m8.4 mi
Second KaweahNE4,166 m8.5 mi
Koontz PinnacleNE4,145 m8.7 mi
Black KaweahNNE4,140 m8.4 mi
SquaretopNE4,122 m8.4 mi
Pyramidal PinnacleNE4,116 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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