Cataract Falls

Cataract Falls is a waterfall in , . Cataract Falls is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include McKinnan Gulch Mine and Alpine Lake.

Quarry
McKinnan Gulch is a valley in , . It contains a small stream which descends the western slope of the and drains into .

Reservoir
Photo: Stepheng3, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a in . Formed by Alpine Dam, it provides water to the Marin Municipal Water District. Below the dam lies .

Theater building
Photo: Richard Wood, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Sidney B. Cushing Memorial Amphitheater, also known as the Cushing Memorial Amphitheater or simply the , is a 4,000-seat open-air venue in , in , United States. is situated 2 miles southeast of Cataract Falls.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stinson Beach and Bolinas.

Photo: Mark Doliner, CC BY 2.0.
is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in , , on the west coast of the United States. is located east-southeast of , right across the channel that terminates the bay mouth bar of the . at an elevation of 26 feet.

Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an unincorporated town in , . It has long been a counterculture enclave and has, in the past, been the home of several famous people such as musicians Grace Slick and Paul Kantner, and writer Richard Brautigan.

Hamlet
Kentfield is an unincorporated community in , United States, just north of . Kentfield is located 2 miles southwest of downtown , at an elevation of 115 feet. is situated 4 miles east of Cataract Falls.

Cataract Falls

Latitude
37.93202° or 37° 55′ 55″ north
Longitude
-122.63545° or 122° 38′ 8″ west
Elevation
1,568 feet (478 metres)
Open location code
849VW9J7+RR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 10270019198
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­waterfall
Geo­Names ID
5334981
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