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.
Places of Interest
Highlights: Ralston Peak and Twin Bridges trailhead.
Pyramid Peak
Peak
Photo: Phreakdigital, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Strawberry and Sciots Camp.
Strawberry
Village
Sciots Camp
Neighborhood
Sciots Camp is a small unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California, United States. Sciots Camp is situated 3½ miles southwest of Horsetail Falls.
Meyers
Village
Meyers is a small unincorporated community and… 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
38.82998° or 38° 49′ 48″ north
Longitude
-120.12339° or 120° 7′ 24″ west
Elevation
7,274 feet (2,217 metres)
Height
814 feet (248 metres)
Width
75 feet (23 metres)
Open location code
84CXRVHG+XJ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfall
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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
Places to explore: Twin Bridges and Pyramid Creek Tract.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Pitt Lake and Frata Lake.
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Worth a closer look: Placerville and El Dorado Hills.
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