Horsetail Falls
California · height not recorded · Last verified 2026-05-15
Today at Horsetail Falls: mostly clear, 49°F.
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Overnight
49°F
Mostly Clear
Friday
75°F
Sunny
Today's daylight
Sunrise 5:42 AM · Sunset 8:18 PM · 14h 36m
Snapshot built 9m ago. Sources: NWS REV.
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Horsetail Falls is a waterfall in Mono County, 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.
Horsetail Falls sits in Mono County, California. The base sits at roughly 8,774 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 4 minutes from McGee Creek. OpenStreetMap shows a trail within 220 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 and USGS GNIS.
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.
| Waterfall | Distance | Height | Trail | Dogs | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horsetail Falls (this page) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Twin Falls | 11 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Twin Falls | 14 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Rainbow Falls | 15 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Lower Rainbow Falls | 15 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Minarets Falls | 16 mi | — | — | — | — |
Questions visitors ask about Horsetail Falls
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 Horsetail Falls from a major city?
Horsetail Falls is 3 miles from McGee Creek (about 4 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
37.5396, -118.8275
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Wikidata (Q123512602)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q123512602
GeoNames (5358219)
https://www.geonames.org/5358219/
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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