Silver Pass Falls is a 475-foot waterfall on Silver Pass Creek in Fresno County, California, in the Sierra Nevada region. It lies about 14.9 miles south of Mammoth Lakes and roughly 60.8 miles northeast of Clovis as the crow flies.
At 475 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of California’s 286 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 33rd; 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.
Fresno County holds 116 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Izaak Walton Falls, is about 3.5 miles away. Waterfall 11 mi S of Mammoth Lakes, is about 3.7 miles away. Peter Pande Falls, 150 feet high, is about 4.4 miles away.
Silver Pass Falls is located at 37.4386° N, 118.9112° 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.