Minnow Creek Falls is a waterfall on Minnow Creek in Fresno County, California, in the Sierra Nevada region, with a total height of about 250 feet. It lies about 9.7 miles south of Mammoth Lakes and roughly 61.9 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. Minnow Creek carries 3 recorded waterfalls, and Minnow Creek Falls is the tallest of them.
There are 116 recorded waterfalls in Fresno County. Purple Creek Falls, 300 feet high, is under a mile away. Lower Duck Lake Falls, is about 1.5 miles away. Lake Virginia Falls, is about 1.7 miles away.
Minnow Creek Falls is located at 37.5078° N, 118.9752° 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.