Minaret Falls is a waterfall on Minaret Creek in Madera County, California, in the Sierra Nevada region, with a total height of about 250 feet. It lies about 6.4 miles west of Mammoth Lakes and roughly 65.6 miles northeast of Clovis as the crow flies.
At 250 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of California’s 286 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 52nd; the typical California waterfall is about 70 feet.
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.
There are 71 recorded waterfalls in Madera County. Reds Creek Falls, is about 1.5 miles away. Rainbow Falls, 101 feet high, is about 2.6 miles away. Fern Lake Falls, is about 2.8 miles away.
Minaret Falls is located at 37.6397° N, 119.0893° 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 position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.