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Austin Spring

Austin Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Austin Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 789 m. Sentinel Peak stands 2,936 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Mumford Springs, a spring 0.2 miles away. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates35.85730, -117.38253

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Historic sites: 20
  • Reilly Site: 10.4 mi
  • Panamint City: 13.4 mi
  • Kopper Cabin: 13.6 mi
  • Newman's Cabin: 14.3 mi
  • Barker Ranch: 16.5 mi
Peaks: 19
Parks: 9
Museums: 6
Attractions: 5
  • Trona Pinnacles: 16.6 mi
  • plane: 20.9 mi
  • plane: 21.0 mi
  • F-4 Phantom II - NWC China Lake 1374: 21.5 mi
  • Baker Ranch: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Trona Highway Rest Stop: 6.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Bircham Springs Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
Gardens: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Austin Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sentinel PeakNE 46°2,936.4 m23.8 mi
Porter PeakNE 54°2,774 m22.6 mi
Porter PeakNE 54°2,756 m22.6 mi
Maturango PeakNNW 341°2,670 m19.3 mi
Parkinson PeakNNW 341°2,662 m17.9 mi
Parrot PointNNW 340°2,540 m16.5 mi
Slims PeakNE 52°2,154 m17.9 mi
Manly PeakENE 75°2,133 m15.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2819:02
June solstice05:3419:3220:10
September equinox06:3818:1418:48
December solstice06:5716:0016:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475359667584919083705747
Precip in0.80.90.50.10.10.00.10.10.10.20.20.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Trona, 7 mi away.

  • Beavertail Pricklypear15 obs
  • shy monkeyflower13 obs
  • Cottontop Cactus11 obs
  • Sacred Datura9 obs
  • white fiesta flower8 obs
  • apricot globemallow7 obs
  • coyote melon7 obs
  • evening snow6 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/11300363130

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