This page gives the general location and reference for the quoted heights of the falls listed in SGM: The Waterfalls. See Abbreviations and Sources for full reference information, as well as Sette.
In the references, if only a single source is given, that source gave the height information. When multiple sources give heights, the height is quoted from each source in the reference, and usually a range of heights is reported in the main table. The only exception is that a measurement made by Ayers is taken to be the actual height of any measured waterfall. For the waterfalls with no height information, nhg means no height given by a specific source. Page numbers given for TOTA are for the 1990 edition.
The buried falls of Rubio Canyon are listed at their full height in the table, since we expect that they will be uncovered either sooner by court order or later by natural processes!
See also the specific latitude, longitude and altitude of each falls.
Region is the hiking region defined on the main hiking page. Maps available for each region will soon plot these waterfalls.
| Name | Location | Region | Source of Height Measurement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Leontine Falls | Rubio Canyon | Mt. Wilson | Ayers estimate |
| Bottom Tier of Upper Leontine Falls | Rubio Canyon | Mt. Wilson | Ayers estimate; Reid 100' "above" Leontine |
| Leontine Falls | Rubio Canyon | Mt. Wilson | Reid: 105' |
| Chapman Falls (aka Alpine Falls) | Grand Canyon | Mt. Wilson? | Ayers. measurement by sounding method; Ayers: "at least 130' according to Reid"? |
| Thalehaha Falls | Rubio Canyon | Mt. Wilson | Sette: 80'. Currently 54' from Ayers measurement by weighted tape. |
| Lower Maple Canyon Falls | Rubio Canyon | Mt. Wilson | Ayers measurement of 96' 7.5" by sounding line. |
| San Antonio Falls | San Antonio Canyon | Baldy | Brown: 80': Schad: 100''; SAR: 3 tiers of 250'? |
| Fish Canyon Falls | Fish Canyon | San Gabriel River | TOTA: 80' stairway, #49, p. 122 |
| Lower Fall Creek Falls | Fall Creek, Big Tujunga Canyon | Tujunga | Fall Creek Swimming Hole |
| Punchbowl | Millard Canyon | Mt. Wilson | Ayers estimate |
| Wolfskill | Wolfskill Canyon | San Gabriel River | San Gabriels: 60', p. 188 |
| Millard Canyon Falls | Millard Canyon | Mt. Wilson | Reid: 58'; Brown 60'; TOTA 50' |
| Sturtevant Falls | Big Santa Anita Canyon | Mt. Wilson | Brown: 60'; Schad 50' |
| Lewis Falls (aka Soldier Creek Falls) | Soldier Creek | San Gabriel River | Brown; TOTA; Schad |
| Switzer's Falls | Arroyo Seco Canyon | Mt. Wilson | Brown: TOTA; Schad |
| Lower Monrovia Falls | Monrovia Canyon | Mt. Wilson | Brown |
| Falls Gulch | East Fork of San Gabriel River | San Gabriel River | Schad: 50', p. 263 |
| Upper Maple Canyon Falls | Rubio Canyon | Mt. Wilson | Ayers measurement of 39' 5" by 100' steel tape. |
| Trail Canyon Falls | Trail Canyon | Tujunga | Brown 50': Schad 30' |
| Fish Canyon Falls (Upper Tier) | Fish Canyon | San Gabriel River | tjc estimate from pix? |
| Upper Fall Creek Falls | Fall Creek, Big Tujunga Canyon | Tujunga | Fall Creek Swimming Hole |
| Eaton Canyon Falls | Eaton Canyon | Mt. Wilson | Reid: 40'; Brown ~40'; Schad 35' |
| Cooper Canyon Falls | Cooper Canyon | Islip | Brown: 35'+ 15' cascades; Schad 25' |
| Pasadena Glen Falls | Pasadena Glen | Mt. Wilson | The 35' falls: TJC estimate from Duttweiler's pix; the 15' falls: an estimate from Dan Simpson |
| Lower Buckhorn Falls | Cooper Canyon | Islip | Schad 30'; Schaffer 100' for both upper and lower |
| Hermit Falls | Big Santa Anita Canyon | Mt. Wilson | Brown |
| Placerita Canyon Falls (aka Los Pinetos) | Placerita Canyon | Tujunga | Brown |
| Saucer | Millard Canyon | Mt. Wilson | Ayers estimate: 25', with 15' chute above and 18' chute below |
| Lower Devils Canyon #1 | Devils Canyon | Chilao | Brown; Schad |
| Lower Devils Canyon #2 | Devils Canyon | Chilao | Schad |
| Bouquet Canyon Falls | Bouquet Canyon | Northwest | Shaffer estimate |
| Upper Big Tujunga Falls | Big Tujunga Canyon | Tujunga | Schaffer: 20'; TOTA, #52, pp. 130-1, nhg |
| Redrock Canyon | Castaic Creek | Northwest | Schad: 20', p. 137 |
| Royal Gorge | Arroyo Seco Canyon | Mt. Wilson | Schad |
| Grand Canyon Falls | Grand Canyon | Mt. Wilson | Ayers: was 92' high according to Reid? |
| Cienaga Canyon | Castaic Creek | Northwest | Schad |
| Maidenhair Falls | Rubio Canyon | Mt. Wilson | Ayers measurement by weighted tape. |
| Lower Switzer's Falls | Arroyo Seco Canyon | Mt. Wilson | Schad:15', p. 160 |
| Fish Fork Falls | Fish Fork of East Fork of San Gabriel River | San Gabriel River | Schad |
| Upper Buckhorn Falls | Cooper Canyon | Islip | Schad 10' |
| Falls of Unknown Height (Alphabetically) | |||
| Adams Falls | Big Santa Anita Canyon | Mt. Wilson | map: 6 Historic Trails, nhg |
| Bailey Canyon Falls | Bailey Canyon | Mt. Wilson | Schad |
| Bay Arbor Falls | Rubio Canyon | Mt. Wilson | Sette |
| Bear Creek | West Fork of San Gabriel River | San Gabriel River | TOTA: #74, p. 169, nhg |
| Cavity Chute Falls | Rubio Canyon | Mt. Wilson | Sette |
| Devil's Punchbowl | Devil's Punchbowl | Islip | Schad: p. 236, nhg |
| Upper Devils Canyon | Devils Canyon | Chilao | On topo map |
| Side Canyon to Lower Devils Canyon | Devils Canyon | Chilao | Schad: two tier fall in side canyon above lower devils canyon #1, p. 219 |
| Falls Canyon | West Fork of San Gabriel River | Mt.Wilson | just from the name? |
| Upper Fish Fork Falls | Fish Fork of East Fork of San Gabriel River | San Gabriel River | Schad |
| Glenn Canyon Falls | West Fork of San Gabriel River | San Gabriel River | TOTA: #71, pp. 164-5 nhg |
| Grand Chasm Falls | Rubio Canyon | Mt. Wilson | Sette |
| Lodged Boulder Falls | Rubio Canyon | Mt. Wilson | Sette |
| Mill Creek Falls | Mill Creek | Tujunga | Valle |
| Mt. Lewis Falls | Big Rock Creek | Islip | personal observation |
| Upper Monrovia Falls | Monrovia Canyon | Mt. Wilson | topo map |
| Moss Grotto Falls | Rubio Canyon | Mt. Wilson | Sette |
| Ribbon Rock Falls | Rubio Canyon | Mt. Wilson | Sette |
| Roaring Rift Falls | Rubio Canyon | Mt. Wilson | Sette |
| Upper Soldier Creek Falls | Soldier Creek | San Gabriel River | Schad: half a dozen small cascades |
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