Terminal Geyser
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Terminal Geyser is a hot spring in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,785 m. Lassen Peak stands 3,187 m to the northwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Kelly Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away.
The story
spring in Plumas County, California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49737612, joined on its GNIS feature id.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1785 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Kelly Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Sifford Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Saddle Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Pilot Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Mount Harkness: 4.0 mi
- Domingo Spring: 4.4 mi
- Cascade Springs: 5.3 mi
- Cold Boiling Spring: 6.1 mi
- Growler Hot Spring: 7.1 mi
- Edge Cabin Spring: 7.2 mi
- Warner Valley Rim: 3.7 mi
- Crystal Cliffs: 5.2 mi
- Mud Creek Rim: 9.2 mi
- Crescent Cliff: 9.2 mi
- Mill Creek Rim: 21.2 mi
- Devils Kitchen: 3.3 mi
- Bumpass Hell: 7.0 mi
- Devastated Area: 8.1 mi
- Sulphur Works: 8.5 mi
- Hot Rock: 9.8 mi
- Kings Creek Falls: 4.3 mi
- Mill Creek Falls: 7.3 mi
- Bluff Falls: 8.2 mi
- Deer Creek Falls: 16.8 mi
- Deadhorse Falls: 19.3 mi
- Kings Creek Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
- Elam Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
- Hat Creek Campground Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
- Old Station Day Use Area: 17.8 mi
- East Shore Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
- Drakesbad Hot Springs: 2.0 mi
- Pyrite Pool: 6.9 mi
- Turquoise Pool: 7.0 mi
- Big Boiler: 7.0 mi
- Chester Park: 10.9 mi
- Dig It Meadow: 11.4 mi
- Swain Mountain Experimental Forest: 14.2 mi
- Clear Creek Park: 19.3 mi
- Mount Harkness Lookout: 4.0 mi
- Fort Maxwell: 4.6 mi
- Vehicle: 23.6 mi
- Lake Almanor Rest Area: 13.9 mi
- Bogard Rest Area: 19.0 mi
- Shingletown Rest Area: 24.6 mi
- Lassen Volcanic National Park: 5.5 mi
- Deer Creek Preserve: 20.7 mi
- Catfish Beach: 13.0 mi
- Westwood Beach: 19.1 mi
- Chester-Lake Almanor Museum: 11.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Terminal Geyser. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lassen Peak | NW 305° | 3,187 m | 8.2 mi |
| Brokeoff Mountain | W 280° | 2,814 m | 9.7 mi |
| Eagle Peak | WNW 297° | 2,811 m | 8.4 mi |
| Mount Diller | WNW 289° | 2,750 m | 9.3 mi |
| Ski Heil Peak | WNW 295° | 2,721 m | 8.4 mi |
| Mount Helen | WNW 297° | 2,694 m | 7.4 mi |
| Pilot Pinnacle | WNW 292° | 2,672 m | 8.8 mi |
| Bumpass Mountain | WNW 293° | 2,664 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:59 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:59 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 34 | 38 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 66 | 60 | 50 | 39 | 32 |
| Precip in | 6.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 6.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chester, 11 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Lassen Volcanic National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Dec and Mar; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358800325
Day trips start here
- Lassen Volcanic National Park · 6 mi
- Shingletown · 26 mi
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