Le Conte Falls is a 250-foot waterfall on Toulumne River in Tuolumne County, California, in the Sierra Nevada region. It lies about 14.4 miles northeast of Yosemite Valley and roughly 70.9 miles northeast of Merced 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.
Tuolumne County holds 84 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Unnamed waterfall on Tuolumne River, is under a mile away. Waterwheel Falls, 360 feet high, is under a mile away. California Falls, 120 feet high, is under a mile away.
Le Conte Falls is located at 37.9234° N, 119.4518° 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.