Aspen Falls is a 20-foot waterfall on Lee Vining Creek in Mono County, California, in the Sierra Nevada region. It lies about 23.4 miles northwest of Mammoth Lakes and roughly 82 miles north of Clovis as the crow flies.
At 20 feet it is on the modest side for California, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 70 feet; it ranks 243rd 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. Lee Vining Creek carries 5 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 75 feet.
Mono County holds 42 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Big Bend Falls, a 15-foot segmented cascade waterfall, is under a mile away. Lee Vining Falls, a 75-foot tiered cascade waterfall, is about 2 miles away. Ellery Lake Falls, a 70-foot segmented horsetail waterfall, is about 2.2 miles away.
Aspen Falls is located at 37.9402° N, 119.1902° 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.