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McWay Falls

McWay Falls is an 80-foot-tall waterfall on the coast of in central that flows year-round from in , about 37 miles south of , into the Pacific Ocean.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Slates Hot Springs and Big Sur.

Hamlet
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is the site of a hot spring in the region of . It is located 8 miles north-northwest of Lopez Point, at an elevation of 118 feet. is situated 3 miles southeast of McWay Falls.

Photo: Eric Chan, CC BY 2.0.
is a region on the of . It contains vast wildernesses and breathtaking views as it stretches 72 miles along the rugged Pacific Ocean.

McWay Falls

Latitude
36.15782° or 36° 9′ 28″ north
Longitude
-121.6724° or 121° 40′ 21″ west
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
Open location code
848W585H+42
Open­Street­Map ID
node 713921826
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­waterfall
Geo­Names ID
5371850
Wiki­data ID
Q6802765
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Satellite Map

Discover McWay Falls from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Portuguese—“McWay Falls” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Cascades McWay”
  • Danish: “McWay Falls”
  • Dutch: “McWay Falls”
  • Hungarian: “McWay-vízesés”
  • Italian: “cascata McWay”
  • Italian: “Cascata McWay”
  • Persian: “آبشار مک وی”
  • Persian: “آبشار مک‌وی”
  • Persian: “ابشار مک وی”
  • Persian: “ابشار مک‌وی”
  • Portuguese: “McWay Falls”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Saddle Rock and Pelton Wheel.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “McWay Falls”. Photo: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 3.0.