Rainbow Falls

Rainbow Falls is the highest waterfall on the Middle Fork of the San Joaquin River, in the eastern Sierra Nevada mountains of , in the .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Red Cones.

Volcano
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The are a pair of cinder cones near , in eastern of central . They are within the eastern Sierra Nevada and Inyo National Forest. is situated 1½ miles southeast of Rainbow Falls.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Devils Postpile National Monument and Lake Mary.

is a United States national monument located in in the region of the state of .

Hamlet
Mammoth Lakes is the only incorporated town in , United States. It is located immediately to the east of , at an elevation of 7,880 feet. is situated 4½ miles east of Rainbow Falls.

Suburb
Mammoth Lakes is the only incorporated town in , United States. It is located immediately to the east of , at an elevation of 7,880 feet. is situated 6 miles east of Rainbow Falls.

Rainbow Falls

Latitude
37.60189° or 37° 36′ 7″ north
Longitude
-119.08397° or 119° 5′ 2″ west
Elevation
7,415 feet (2,260 metres)
Open location code
8592JW28+QC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 370757336
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­waterfall
Geo­Names ID
5385679
Wiki­data ID
Q37891
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Mazanderani to Vietnamese—“Rainbow Falls” goes by many names.
  • Mazanderani: ئوشار رینبو
  • Mazanderani: رینبو ئوشار
  • Persian: آبشار رینبو
  • Persian: ابشار رینبو
  • Tajik: Обшори Рейнбоу
  • Tajik: Рейнбоу
  • Tajik: Шаршараи Рейнбоу
  • Urdu: رین بو آبشار
  • Vietnamese: Thác Cầu vồng

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lower Rainbow Falls and The Buttresses.

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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 “Rainbow Falls”. Photo: Frank Kovalchek, CC BY 2.0.