High Commission Falls

High Commission Falls

Sierra County, California

Description

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Location

High Commission Falls: 39.5607 N, 120.8123 W

USGS Topo: Downieville

Directions

From the CA-49 bridge in Downieville, follow CA-49 east for ~1.0 mile. This waterfall is off the north side of the highway (some room to pull off on the south side).

Video

This was a very photogenic (except for the snowplow pole) waterfall just east of Downieville in the North Yuba River Canyon. I visited this waterfall during a heavy rainstorm, so I would expect that during most of the year the flow is drastically reduced.