Lee Vining Falls is a 75-foot waterfall on Lee Vining Creek in Mono County, California, in the Sierra Nevada region. It lies about 23.6 miles northeast of Yosemite Valley and roughly 81.3 miles north of Clovis as the crow flies.
At 75 feet it is taller than the typical California waterfall of about 70 feet, ranking 129th of 286 with a recorded height. By form it is a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another, combined with a cascade character.
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. Lee Vining Creek carries 5 recorded waterfalls, and Lee Vining Falls is the tallest of them.
Mono County holds 42 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Ellery Lake Falls, a 70-foot segmented horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Big Bend Falls, a 15-foot segmented cascade waterfall, is about 1.5 miles away. Aspen Falls, 20 feet high, is about 2 miles away.
Lee Vining Falls is located at 37.9401° N, 119.2278° 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.