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White Cascade

White Cascade, seen from above at true elevation

White Cascade is a waterfall in California, at a recorded elevation of 2,402 m. White Mountain stands 3,674 m to the east-northeast, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Tuolumne Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 2.1 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
2402 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.90851, -119.41959

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 42
Historic sites: 14
Springs: 13
Cliffs: 11
Museums: 9
Attractions: 8
  • Indian Arch: 11.7 mi
  • Upside-Down House: 16.7 mi
  • Valley View Parking: 19.0 mi
  • Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 19.0 mi
  • Perched Boulder: 20.8 mi
Picnic sites: 6
Beaches: 4
Parks: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of White Cascade. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
White MountainENE 66°3,674 m6.6 mi
CockscombSSE 159°3,369 m5.4 mi
Johnson PeakSE 143°3,369 m6.3 mi
Echo Peak #0S 170°3,367 m5.3 mi
Echo Peak #3S 170°3,343 m5.3 mi
Echo Peak #5S 169°3,330 m5.2 mi
Echo Peak #1S 170°3,330 m5.2 mi
Echo Peak #2.5S 170°3,328 m5.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3519:10
June solstice05:3619:4520:24
September equinox06:4618:2218:56
December solstice07:1116:0116:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272529344049555349423326
Precip in6.24.04.22.01.70.60.50.50.51.73.14.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tuolumne Meadows RS, 5 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jun–Sep — fullest in Sep, leanest in May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs9.99.59.69.68.910.512.011.913.29.69.210.0

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Lee Vining C BL Saddlebag LK NR Lee Vining CA, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Inside the official boundary of Yosemite National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Aug.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2389340083

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