Big Springs Picnic Ground
Big Springs Picnic Ground is a picnic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,377 m. Snow Mountain East stands 2,147 m to the north-northwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Steel Trap Rock, a peak 1.3 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Mendocino National Forest
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Steel Trap Rock: 1.3 mi
- Potato Hill: 2.6 mi
- Goat Mountain: 3.0 mi
- High Rock: 4.1 mi
- Snow Mountain West: 5.6 mi
- Youngs Coral Spring: 2.8 mi
- Freezout Spring: 2.9 mi
- Fir Root Spring: 3.1 mi
- Summit Spring: 3.6 mi
- Addington Springs: 3.8 mi
- Stonyford OHV Recreation Area: 3.9 mi
- Deer Park: 13.7 mi
- Lakeview Park: 13.7 mi
- Bloody Island Massacre Historical Marker: 14.2 mi
- Upper Lake County Park: 14.2 mi
- Pine Needle Point: 5.8 mi
- Lincoln Bluff: 12.2 mi
- Windy Point: 19.2 mi
- Buckingham Bluffs: 21.6 mi
- Prather Mill Logging Camp: 11.5 mi
- Sheecome Gathering Basket: 20.7 mi
- Mike Thompson Harbor: 24.8 mi
- Laurel Beach: 14.6 mi
- Dorn beach: 18.4 mi
- Lucerne Christian Conference Center: 15.4 mi
- Lopes Cabin: 18.0 mi
- Green Army Man: 10.3 mi
- Pine Point Day Use Area: 15.1 mi
- Lake County Courthouse Museum: 21.0 mi
- Wilbur Hot Springs: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Big Springs Picnic Ground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snow Mountain East | NNW 339° | 2,147 m | 5.9 mi |
| Snow Mountain West | NNW 334° | 2,140 m | 5.6 mi |
| Saint John Mountain | N 7° | 2,053 m | 9.1 mi |
| Signal Peak | NNW 336° | 2,012 m | 6.6 mi |
| Snow Mountain | NNW 329° | 1,994 m | 6.2 mi |
| Sheetiron Mountain | N 355° | 1,978 m | 13.1 mi |
| High Rock | NNW 340° | 1,929 m | 4.1 mi |
| Crockett Peak | NNW 339° | 1,881 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:01 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:09 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 47 | 51 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 77 | 75 | 71 | 62 | 51 | 45 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — East Park Rsvr, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1300985082
Day trips start here
- Lake County · 14 mi
- Lakeport · 21 mi
- Kelseyville · 23 mi
- Colusa County · 24 mi
- Glenn County · 26 mi
- Ukiah · 29 mi
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