Wishon Fork Falls is a waterfall on North Fork Middle Fork Tule River in Tulare County, California, in the Sierra Nevada region, with a total height of about 25 feet. It lies about 20.6 miles southeast of Three Rivers and roughly 23.3 miles northeast of Porterville as the crow flies.
At 25 feet it is on the modest side for California, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 70 feet; it ranks 229th of 286.
The Sierra Nevada is a long granite range with glacially carved canyons, alpine meadows and forests of ponderosa and Jeffrey pine, incense cedar and giant sequoia. Snowmelt-fed rivers pour over polished granite steps and cliffs, especially in spring and early summer. North Fork Middle Fork Tule River carries 4 recorded waterfalls, and Wishon Fork Falls is the tallest of them.
There are 93 recorded waterfalls in Tulare County. Galena Creek Falls, 25 feet high, is about 1.3 miles away. Hidden Falls, 50 feet high, is about 2.5 miles away. Upper Wishon Fork Falls, is about 3.4 miles away.
Wishon Fork Falls is located at 36.2239° N, 118.6490° 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 creek name is confirmed against the federal Geographic Names Information System. The position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.