Twin Falls
Twin Falls is a waterfall in California, at a recorded elevation of 2,693 m. Bloody Mountain stands 3,825 m to the east-southeast, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Panorama Dome, a peak 0.7 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 24 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2693 m
How to reach it
- 23.5 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Disappearing Meadows · 24 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 25 mi
- Lembert Dome · 26 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Panorama Dome: 0.7 mi
- Mammoth Rock: 1.1 mi
- Crystal Crag: 1.4 mi
- Lincoln Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Mammoth Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Reds Meadow Hot Springs: 3.5 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 5.4 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 5.4 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 5.5 mi
- Antelope Spring: 8.7 mi
- Mill City Mine: 1.0 mi
- Julia E. Townsend Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Assay Office: 1.7 mi
- Mahan Cabin: 1.7 mi
- Air Compressor: 1.7 mi
- free natural hot pool: 3.5 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 5.4 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 5.5 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 5.5 mi
- Hot Spring: 7.8 mi
- Valentine Reserve Ecological Study Area: 1.4 mi
- Mammoth Creek Park West: 2.9 mi
- Community Center Park: 3.2 mi
- Trails End Park: 3.8 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 12.1 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 4.1 mi
- Lower Rainbow Falls: 4.5 mi
- Minarets Falls: 4.8 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 11.2 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 12.2 mi
- Devils Postpile: 4.2 mi
- Perched Boulder: 12.4 mi
- Crowley Lake Stone Columns: 15.8 mi
- Mono Hot Springs Resort: 19.6 mi
- Navy Beach: 22.8 mi
- The Buttresses: 4.2 mi
- Sevehah Cliff: 7.5 mi
- Junction Bluffs: 8.0 mi
- The Wave: 13.3 mi
- The Alcove: 13.3 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 4.2 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Mono Creek Picnic Site: 17.5 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 3.1 mi
- Mono Basin Historical Society: 24.7 mi
- June Lake Beach: 13.1 mi
- Navy Beach: 22.8 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 8.5 mi
- Arch Rock: 18.7 mi
- Mono Mills: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Twin Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloody Mountain | ESE 122° | 3,825 m | 6.6 mi |
| Clyde Minaret | WNW 291° | 3,738 m | 9.6 mi |
| Michael Minaret | WNW 290° | 3,736 m | 9.9 mi |
| Mount Morrison | ESE 113° | 3,731 m | 9.0 mi |
| Ken Minaret | WNW 290° | 3,730 m | 9.5 mi |
| Eichorn Minaret | WNW 290° | 3,730 m | 9.8 mi |
| Rice Minaret | WNW 291° | 3,730 m | 9.9 mi |
| Bedayan Minaret | WNW 291° | 3,690 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:42 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 62 | 56 | 46 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mammoth Lakes RS, 4 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jul — fullest in Jun, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 46.0 | 41.7 | 63.4 | 171 | 377 | 413 | 206 | 60.0 | 24.0 | 30.5 | 25.2 | 26.9 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge MF San Joaquin R NR Mammoth Lakes CA, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/905402323
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- Mono Lake · 28 mi
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