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Gavilan Mountain Waterfall

California · height not recorded · Last verified 2026-05-15

Today at Gavilan Mountain Waterfall: mostly clear, 62°F.

Right now

Overnight

62°F

Mostly Clear

Saturday

87°F

Sunny

Today's daylight

Sunrise 5:38 AM · Sunset 7:59 PM · 14h 21m

AQI: 47 (Good) · PM2.5 11.4 µg/m³

Snapshot built 9m ago. Sources: NWS SGX.

No verified photo yet

Gavilan Mountain Waterfall is a waterfall in California. Height has not been officially recorded. Access details and conditions have not yet been verified in person by Fallspots — the data on this page comes from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.

When to go (from the climate data, not our opinion)

Monthly averages from Open-Meteo's reanalysis dataset (2020–2024). Highlighted months are when we think the waterfall is at its best — but the numbers are the numbers regardless.

MonthHigh °FLow °FPrecip (in)Snow days
Jan64443.70
Feb65443.20.6
Mar64454.70
Apr72501.80.2
May76530.40
Jun83580.10
Jul90630.10
Aug92660.60
Sep89640.40
Oct82570.40
Nov734810
Dec66452.40

Source: Open-Meteo Historical Weather API · ERA5 reanalysis 2020–2024.

Compare to nearby falls

If this one isn't the right fit, here's how it stacks up against the closest documented falls. Every column is filterable on the site — not buried in 13,000 reviews.

WaterfallDistanceHeightTrailDogsFee
Gavilan Mountain Waterfall (this page)
Tenaja Falls14 mi
Ortega Falls18 mi35 ft
Lion Canyon Falls19 mi
El Salto Falls19 mi
Holly Jim Falls25 mi

Questions visitors ask about Gavilan Mountain Waterfall

Answers built from our structured data. If a question isn't here, the fact is unverified — we'd rather omit than guess.

How far is Gavilan Mountain Waterfall from a major city?

Gavilan Mountain Waterfall is 4 miles from Rainbow (about 6 minutes' drive).

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Where it is

33.4477, -117.1979

Sources and live status

Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.

    Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15

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