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California
Lower Rainbow Falls
0.3 mi
Distance
58 ft
Gain
5 min
Time
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Inside Inyo National Forest
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Lower Rainbow Falls
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 58 ft
- Highest point
- 7,274 ft
- Lowest point
- 7,209 ft
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About this trail
Lower Rainbow Falls is a 0.25-mile trail in the Sotcher Lake Trailhead system near Sotcher Lake, California. The trail gains 34 feet of elevation.
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- Forest Service
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