Upper Pfeiffer Falls is a waterfall on Pfeiffer Creek in Monterey County, California, in the Central California Foothills and Coastal Mountains region. It lies about 17 miles south of Carmel Valley Village and roughly 29.7 miles south of Salinas as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data.
The Central California Foothills and Coastal Mountains are rolling hills and low ranges of oak woodland, chaparral and grassland with a Mediterranean climate of wet winters and dry summers. Streams are seasonal, and waterfalls run strongest after winter and spring rains. Pfeiffer Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls along its course.
Monterey County holds 14 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Pfeiffer Falls, 60 feet high, is under a mile away. Big Sur Falls, is about 1 miles away. Andrew Molera Falls, 35 feet high, is about 3.5 miles away.
Upper Pfeiffer Falls is located at 36.2597° N, 121.7794° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The exact position has not yet been verified on aerial imagery, so treat the map pin as approximate. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.