Whisky Falls (formerly, Whiskey Falls) is an unincorporated area of Madera County, California.[1] It is located 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south of Shuteye Peak,[2] at an elevation of 5,912 feet (1802 m).[1]
Whisky Falls | |
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Whisky Falls Location in California Whisky Falls Whisky Falls (the United States) | |
Coordinates: 37°17′13″N 119°26′21″W / 37.28694°N 119.43917°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Madera County |
Elevation | 5,912 ft (1,802 m) |
In the early 1900s, author Stewart Edward White built a cabin on Peckinpah Mountain near the old mill near Whiskey Falls, and wrote about the experience in The Cabin.[3] In 2019, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott took a tour of an illegal marijuana farm in Whiskey Falls, in the Sierra National Forest.[4]