Ghost town · California
Fountain Springs
Fountain Springs is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 245 m. Sunday Peak stands 2,531 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Quedow Mountain, a peak 3.8 miles away.
ghost town in Tulare County, California
How to reach it
Coordinates35.89110, -118.91600
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Quedow Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Buck Peak: 5.3 mi
- Galley Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Tennessee Knob: 6.5 mi
- Eclipse Hill: 7.4 mi
Parks: 40
- Padre Francisco Garces Historical Monument: 7.6 mi
- Bartlett Park: 11.3 mi
- Lake Success Big Sycamore Park: 11.5 mi
- Fallen Heros Park: 12.4 mi
- Porterville Fairgrounds: 12.8 mi
Springs: 34
- Coyote Spring: 9.5 mi
- Cain Spring: 10.2 mi
- Poison Oak Spring: 10.8 mi
- Skunk Spring: 11.7 mi
- Cedar Spring: 13.2 mi
Attractions: 8
- woody rd: 13.8 mi
- Trail of 100 Giants: 18.8 mi
- checkpoint: 19.8 mi
- Cabin 234: 21.8 mi
- Cabin 236: 21.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Cholollo Falls: 19.1 mi
- Nobe Young Falls: 21.9 mi
- South Creek Falls: 24.3 mi
- Alder Creek Slides: 24.5 mi
Historic sites: 3
- John Ferrington Memorial: 11.5 mi
- Treaty of 1851: 14.0 mi
- McFarland Veterans Memorial: 23.1 mi
Museums: 2
- Porterville Historical Museum: 13.6 mi
- Heritage Park Museum: 20.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Parker Bluffs: 20.6 mi
- Chalk Cliff: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Stickneys Ferry: 5.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 23.0 mi
Artworks: 1
- World's Largest Olive: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Fountain Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday Peak | ESE 112° | 2,531 m | 20.0 mi |
| Onion Meadow Peak | ENE 61° | 2,529 m | 19.9 mi |
| Tobias Peak | E 98° | 2,526 m | 19.4 mi |
| Mule Peak | ENE 63° | 2,477 m | 18.9 mi |
| Bull Run Peak | ESE 102° | 2,448 m | 19.5 mi |
| Portuguese Peak | ESE 110° | 2,417 m | 19.7 mi |
| Parker Peak | ENE 70° | 2,316 m | 16.1 mi |
| Solo Peak | NE 43° | 2,226 m | 20.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:38 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:06 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 54 | 59 | 63 | 70 | 78 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 68 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Porterville, 14 mi away.
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