Butano Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Butano Creek in San Mateo County, California, in the Coast Range region. It lies about 10.8 miles southwest of Portola Valley and roughly 16.2 miles southwest of Mountain View as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet.
The Coast Range is a belt of steep, deeply dissected hills along the Pacific, wrapped in dense temperate rainforest of Douglas fir, western hemlock, Sitka spruce and red alder. Heavy winter rain feeds short, fast creeks lined with ferns, salmonberry and moss that drop steeply toward the ocean or the Columbia.
There are 4 recorded waterfalls in San Mateo County. Pomponio Falls, 25 feet high, is about 2.8 miles away. Golden Cascade, 50 feet high, is about 5.1 miles away. Silver Falls, 50 feet high, is about 5.1 miles away.
Butano Falls is located at 37.2421° N, 122.3165° 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 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.