Purple Creek Falls is a 300-foot waterfall on Purple Creek in Fresno County, California, in the Sierra Nevada region. It lies about 9.2 miles south of Mammoth Lakes and roughly 62.8 miles northeast of Clovis as the crow flies.
At 300 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of California’s 286 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 47th; 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. Minnow Creek Falls, 250 feet high, is under a mile away. Lower Duck Lake Falls, is about 1.2 miles away. Lake Virginia Falls, is about 1.3 miles away.
Purple Creek Falls is located at 37.5162° N, 118.9625° 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.