Leavitt Falls is a , multi-tiered waterfall in the
Sierra Nevada
The Sierra Nevada () is a mountain range in the Western United States, between the Central Valley of California and the Great Basin. The vast majority of the range lies in the state of California, although the Carson Range spur lies primarily ...
of
Mono County,
California
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. The falls are located on Leavitt Creek, a tributary of the
West Walker River
The West Walker River is a tributary of the Walker River, approximately long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed March 17, 2011 in eastern California and western Nevada in t ...
and are formed where the creek drops off the edge of a
hanging valley into Leavitt Meadow.
A turnout on
Highway 108 provides a view of the falls and meadow. The falls themselves are not accessible by trail, as they are located in a steep narrow box canyon. The waterfall and other nearby features are named for
Hiram Leavitt, an early settler in Mono County.
See also
*
List of waterfalls of California
This is a list of waterfalls in California, ordered by county.
Northern California
Alameda County
* Murrietta Falls –
Alpine County
* Llewellyn Falls –
* Wolf Creek Falls –
Amador County
* Moore Creek Falls
Calaveras County
* North ...
External links
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Leavitt Fallsat World of Waterfalls
Leavitt Falls Vista Pointat Sierra Nevada Geotourism
Waterfalls of California
Landforms of Mono County, California
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