McKay Creek
McKay Creek is a stream in Mono County, California and has an elevation of 8,720 feet.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sonora Pass and Leavitt Falls.
Sonora Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sonora Pass is a mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada in California. It is the second-highest pass with a road in California and in the Sierra Nevada. It is 321 feet lower than Tioga Pass to the south. Sonora Pass is situated 2 miles northwest of McKay Creek.
Leavitt Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Shannon1, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Leavitt Falls is a 200-foot, multi-tiered waterfall in the Sierra Nevada of Mono County, California. The falls are located on Leavitt Creek, a tributary of the West Walker River and are formed where the creek drops off the edge of a hanging valley into Leavitt Meadow. Leavitt Falls is situated 2½ miles east of McKay Creek.
McKay Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Mono County, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.31297° or 38° 18′ 47″ northLongitude
-119.60712° or 119° 36′ 26″ westElevation
8,720 feet (2,658 metres)Open location code
85C2897V+55GeoNames ID
5371634
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