Ellery Lake Falls is a waterfall on Lee Vining Creek in Mono County, California, in the Sierra Nevada region, with a total height of about 70 feet. It lies about 23.3 miles northeast of Yosemite Valley and roughly 81.1 miles north of Clovis as the crow flies.
At 70 feet it is taller than the typical California waterfall of about 70 feet, ranking 138th of 286 with a recorded height. The water comes down as a segmented waterfall, splitting into two or more separate streams as it falls, combined with a horsetail character.
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.
There are 42 recorded waterfalls in Mono County. Lee Vining Falls, a 75-foot tiered cascade waterfall, is under a mile away. Big Bend Falls, a 15-foot segmented cascade waterfall, is about 1.7 miles away. Aspen Falls, 20 feet high, is about 2.2 miles away.
Ellery Lake Falls is located at 37.9367° N, 119.2298° 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.