Horsetail Falls
Horsetail Falls is a waterfall in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, to the west of Lake Tahoe in the Desolation Wilderness of El Dorado County, California, United States.Photo: Phreakdigital, GFDL.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ralston Peak and Twin Bridges trailhead.
Ralston Peak
Peak
Photo: jfdervin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ralston Peak is a mountain in the Sierra Nevada mountain range to the west of Lake Tahoe within the Desolation Wilderness in El Dorado County, California.
Twin Bridges trailhead
Trailhead
The Twin Bridges trailhead or Pyramid Creek trailhead is located off U.S. Route 50 a couple miles east of Strawberry, California, west of Echo Pass. Some of the destinations most accessed by the trailhead are Horsetail Falls and Ropi Lake or Lake of the Woods as well as the rest of the Desolation Wilderness.
Pyramid Peak
Peak
Photo: Phreakdigital, Public domain.
Pyramid Peak is a mountain in the California's Sierra Nevada in the Crystal Range to the west of Lake Tahoe. It is the highest point in the Desolation Wilderness. Pyramid Peak is situated 2 miles northwest of Horsetail Falls.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Strawberry and Sciots Camp.
Strawberry
Village
Photo: Barabas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Strawberry is a small unincorporated community on the South Fork American River, 3.25 miles south-southwest of Pyramid Peak, along U.S. Route 50 in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. Strawberry is situated 2½ miles southwest of Horsetail Falls.
Sciots Camp
Neighborhood
Sciots Camp is a small unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California. It is located on the South Fork of the American River 4 miles south of Pyramid Peak, at an elevation of 5659 feet. Sciots Camp is situated 3½ miles southwest of Horsetail Falls.
Meyers
Village
Meyers is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place in El Dorado County, California, United States, along U.S. Route 50 in the northern Sierra Nevada. Meyers is situated 6 miles east of Horsetail Falls.
Horsetail Falls
- Type: Waterfall
- Description: waterfall in El Dorado County, California, United States
- Category: body of water
- Location: El Dorado County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.82991° or 38° 49′ 48″ northLongitude
-120.12343° or 120° 7′ 24″ westElevation
7,274 feet (2,217 metres)Open location code
84CXRVHG+XJOpenStreetMap ID
node 4242043950OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfall
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to French—“Horsetail Falls” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “هورسيتايل فالس”
- French: “chutes Horsetail”
- French: “Chutes Horsetail”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Pitt Lake and Frata Lake.
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