Gavilan Mountain Waterfall
California · height not recorded · Last verified 2026-05-15
Today at Gavilan Mountain Waterfall: mostly clear, 75°F.
Right now
Overnight
75°F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
97°F
Sunny
Today's daylight
Sunrise 6:28 AM · Sunset 7:03 PM · 12h 35m
Snapshot built 14m ago. Sources: NWS SGX.
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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.
Gavilan Mountain Waterfall is in California. The base sits at roughly 1,014 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 6 minutes from Rainbow. OpenStreetMap shows a trail within 550 meters of the marked location, though the name isn't recorded. No public parking is recorded within 2 km, so a longer approach is likely. It draws modest visitor attention — busier weekends, quiet weekdays. Source records come from OpenStreetMap.
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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.
| Waterfall | Distance | Height | Trail | Dogs | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavilan Mountain Waterfall (this page) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tenaja Falls | 14 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Ortega Falls | 18 mi | 35 ft | — | — | — |
| Lion Canyon Falls | 19 mi | — | — | — | — |
| El Salto Falls | 19 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Holly Jim Falls | 25 mi | — | — | — | — |
Questions visitors ask about Gavilan Mountain Waterfall
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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
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Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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