Frazier Falls is a 178-foot waterfall on Frazier Creek in Plumas County, California, in the Sierra Nevada region. It lies about 11.7 miles southwest of Portola and roughly 45.8 miles west of Reno as the crow flies.
At 178 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of California’s 286 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 69th; 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.
Plumas County holds 13 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Fern Falls, 35 feet high, is about 1.3 miles away. Halsey Falls, 20 feet high, is about 1.5 miles away. Little Jamieson Falls, 40 feet high, is about 3.2 miles away.
Frazier Falls is located at 39.7067° N, 120.6427° 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 position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.